Take me away from myself...if only for a little while

[chaoskitty]

I should probably do a real update soon....there has been a lot going on...a lot changed.
But for now...

One of the psychological traits that Marianne Noble lists as associated with Masochism is "a particularly emphatic sense of individuated selfhood."

This morning there was an interpretation of that on a BDSM theory group I am a part of

Someone

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[molasses]

sigh.

been thinking of you.
come to the pissup on the 13th?

[chaoskitty]

been thinking about it.
I need to come up with a new costume though

[molasses]

well, yeah, the cambie pissup is the same day as santacon
i remember standing with you last year at Avantis and i thought, "i think i'm done"

i'm not going to santacon but will be at the cambie with the girls.
i hope our paths cross, i would love to see you/hug you.

[allahm0de]

Would it be wrong for me to say that I just LOVE that userpic?

[not_a_nicegirl]

Right there with you sister.

[opium]

Wow that really describes me...damn. I never used to feel submissive but over the last few years I have become more and more so, especially this year, when I finally was with someone amazingly dominant...it blew my mind.

Synchronicity

[maledictive]

That's precisely the topic of the massive term paper I'm slaving over today.

Thank you, you helped me rethink a few important points.

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And I agree completely.

I hope you get what you need soon.

Re: Synchronicity

[chaoskitty]

Damn I wish I was at home, but I have been staying at my old places taking care of the pets for a couple days.
reason being is I have this great article From the American Journal of Psychology about Masochism as an escape from self that could have potentially help you with your paper.

I would be really interested in reading your paper when you are done

Re: Synchronicity

[maledictive]

Was the author Roy Baumeister? It sounds like him. I have most of his journal articles and one of his books. All are quite good, but given that they were written in the 80s, there needs to be a little updating.

I've also been doing peripheral research on religious and sexual induction of trance states. If you have any info that helps tie the two together, I would be very grateful.

Re: Synchronicity

[chaoskitty]

wow, nice identification there!!

I have also recently been interested in a correlation between spiritual meditative states and "sub space"...I know I have read a few things...I will flip through some books and get back to you on the weekend.

oh an thanks about the icon...it's always been one of my favs

btw: I just joined this site called fetlife.com like myspace/facebook for kinky people...there are some pretty good discussion and theory groups on it.