I have kept quiet until now..I wasn't sure how much input I wanted to put in here.....
I have enjoyed "loss of control" play to a certain extent and for me its because I tend to be quite dominant in my outside life that I like the idea of losing my power....
I have done it twice.....both with people I care about and trust totally and implicitly.....I would NEVER do it with someone that I didn't trust or had just met....
I think people have to be careful with this "loss of control" play....it can be dangerous if it gets out of control.....
But I DO agree that it is inappropriate for a chatroom....if you want a "loss of control" chatroom, there are some out there....but here is not the place....
just to butt in here. there are many survivors who don't make a noise or struggle but who are are also non consenting this is why discussion and clear understanding is important.
of course - I can only speak for me, and what my reactions would be. I understand that some women are terrified to the point of silence and submission, a form of self preservation I think. But I know how I'd react hence can make a clear distinction between the two.
That's why I put the words in quotes - to make it clear that it is not truly inflicting abuse but part of the fantasy. In a loss of control role play - one is controlled and one is controlling or, if you like, 'abusing'.
I'm not saying that both parties won't enjoy it. What I am saying that if you are the ' ' and you can only do it convincingly because you enjoy it - does it not worry you that you enjoy it? It is the motivation of the controlling party that I'm focusing in on here.
as I put in an earlier post I certainly get pleasure from giving pleasure. The actual act that the recipient is gaining pleasure from is irrelevent (within limits) to limits are set by me and her when setting our boundaries.
My motives are to give pleasure and recieve pleasure. If I am termed the controlling party then I am clear about the nature of what I am doing. I do not bite or scratch anyone else that I have sex with. I wouldn't do it as a matter of course as it is not pleasurable for me in isolation, it came about because it was something she enjoyed.
I get pleasure from that.
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I've never tried this in roleplay though it was high on my ex's list of fantasies. That said I can categorically say he would NEVER go out and do something like that for real. It's knowing the difference between the two that makes the fantasy an acceptable part of your sexlife. I would have given it a go too if we were still together but would never even consider it with someone I didn't know and trust implicitely.
It's not everyone's cup of tea the same as bondage or anal sex isn't. I see this type of fantasy as an extention of a bondage scenario, where the receiver is totally at the mercy of the giver. The same level of trust and awareness is needed for both as I see it.
I once asked a guy I had met and became very friendly with to try out the scenario. He was willing to explore, as was I. But it got so real and my distress was so genuine that we had to call it off. He was very relieved when I asked him to stop as he was feeling lousy but hadn't wanted to disappoint me. It was OK to try this scenario because I proved once and for all to myself that it hadn't been my fault and that no matter what I could have done, I wouldn't have been able to avoid it.
My fb and I have talked about this. He knows it's one of my 'things' and therefore knows I get off on it, he enjoys that aspect of it - knowing that he's doing something that is fullfilling a fantasy for me. Does that mean that he's going to go out and become a ? No, the reason for him doing it was for me.
Is your point that someone may enjoy the ' ' aspect too much and try it for real? I can't answer that because I can only speak for myself and the experience that Nat and I had. However, the - or loss of control - is a fantasy/scenario I enjoyed, that does not mean that I am going to go out and put myself into a situation whereby it may happen for real.
H.x
I think a debate like this should cover all aspects, but like you say the guys that might consider taking it that one stage further aren't likely to be those entering in to it.
H.x
Is it my imagination, are women into this role play more than men. Is the percentage of women set against the percentage of men higher with regard to wishing to enter into this form of role play. It seems that the men taking part in this thread are far more reluctant than many of the women to actually take part..
I read a study from Amarica that stated that 45% of the women questioned had some form of 'loss of control' fantasy - I thought the figure was very high.
H.x
I am not so sure it was high, not have read this.
I know we have gone back to the word again but I still think it’s unclear (I maybe wrong of course) that what the people taking part in these scenarios are really doing and/or seeking!
My own perspective based on my own experiences would be that when two people, male or female, have talked to me about this fantasy it’s about lust, being desired and the control and loss of control. It’s about doing something in private that isn’t actual part of the ‘real world’ so to speak mainly because it's 100% consensual. It’s fantasy!
I have never met anybody that has said and meant “oooo yeah cry b*tch†or “I love it when you beg†because if I had I would be disturbed by it as I think that most people would.
Yes there are people out there who are aroused by peoples tears (another fetish all together!) and by causing people real harm – and I feel that this particular fantasy genre is getting lumped in with it. It’s entirely different.
Yes, I fully take onboard the fact that it is Fantasy and that men may be reluctant to admit to their part in the fantasy for social reasons. Since there in no hard evidence, and no men willing to 'confess' to their part in such a fantasy we will not be able to go to deeply into the male side.
For myself, forcing or pretending to force is reserved for offenders not victims. Victims, real or imagined, it make no difference. This is purely a trait of my personality, other I am sure see the gap between real and fantasy differently.