Aswad -> RE: Are there any Dominants who don't care about submissive orgasm? (4/27/2007 9:09:55 PM)
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ORIGINAL: puella I think that 'just not caring' about just about anything about a person you are in a loving, emotionaly intensive, caring and healthy relationship with could indicate possible personality disorder indicators. Could. Just like being impulsive, or sadistic, or dominant could be. But trying to draw personality disorders into the picture is just opening a big can of worms for no gain. Even if that were the case, it doesn't have to be an issue, as long as other things don't cause problems. I'm quite capable of ignoring things, but none of the professionals in the psychiatric field that I converse with on a regular basis, including the ones that treated my depression, with whom I have been very open, have indicated anything along the lines of a personality disorder, as a case in point. Also, consider turning it on its head: even those people can hope to find a loved one they can share a mutually beneficial and emotionally satisfying relationship with. quote:
For instance, you might feel a bit more skeptical if you switched the words... <snip> It indicates (or could) to me a couple of things... lack of real value of the person they 'own', and instead just a value in the service disassociatively provided to them by 'property',and/or a personality which has no concern for the feelings and well being of others... which in the extreme, points to antisocial disorder/sociopathic tendencies. There is a huge difference between not caring and not being capable of caring, regardless of how you switch the words around. The former can be for any number of reasons, few of which involve anything along the lines of personality disorders, while the latter certainly is indicative of certain disorders. Although, even a sociopath, provided s/he isn't homicidal, would see value in the other person, although in a self-centric way; just like a child (you know, the sociopaths we call 'innocent' because we are convinced they will grow out of it) will value a cherished toy and take as good care of it as they can. I wouldn't recommend getting involved with one, though, unless you have some seriously good qualifications upon which to evaluate them and base your decision, and preferably a work-up of your own. For some people, on both sides of the table, dissociating the person from their "function" can be a great turn-on. We call this "objectification" in some contexts; usually, I see the word used to apply to using people as inanimate objects, although I'm certain that's just because this happens to be the expression of it that people are most familiar with. There is a difference between this subject/object or subject/verb dissociation in whether it is situational, session-oriented or applies to the whole relationship, but I've seen people examples in all these categories, again on both sides of the table, and I don't think it's a good idea to consider this an invalid desire/need. I think we'd be on pretty thin ice if we were to generalize any of these traits into being signs of antisocial personality disorder, and doing it on a forum where many people have these traits might not be the most constructive way to go about the debate. quote:
If the two people are symbiotic and happy... more power to the couple, I suppose, but there is something in my own personal understanding of a beautiful and healthy relationship, of any sort, in which both partners nurture and bring out the best and most healthy aspects of their humanity. I agree, although I think it's more important that people be allowed to choose for themselves how to live their lives. But do you think more or less forcing a submissive to integrate an animal aspect of herself into her life, in contrast to her goals, wants and desires, would be a good way to bring out their humanity? quote:
I would think that, as Ravenmuse said, a Dominant would want to look into the issue That's just it. If it's an issue (that is, something that causes distress for the sub), then a Dom should ideally look into it. But it doesn't have to be, in which case "looking into" it would be counterproductive. quote:
At this point in my cumulative understanding of being a responsible person who gets involved in D/s power dynamic relationships, I think it is just absolutely imperative to scrupulously examine motivations. This is true of anything. Not just D/s. Not even particularly D/s. You always have to bear in mind that other people have motivations that may or may not be congruent with your own, and that may or may not be conducive to your goals.
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