Anxiety and Depression - Is this a given with DDLG?

[Lil' Miss Dolly]

The "connection" between DD/lg and Mental disorders is complete hogwash. We live in an age where most people you meet have some criteria that may be linked to some type of illness or developmental disorder because common things we all feel and deal with are on those lists. The difference is those involved in the BDSM community (regardless of sub sect) are far more likely to pegged as mentally ill than say your local Nun. We're outside of cultural norms and therefore we must have some skewed wiring... From personal experience (myself and those I have met) Mental Health is looked at with a lot more importance within our collective lifestyles.. I have also noted that some people just don't know the difference between say Masochism/Sadism and self mutilation; causing an obviously negative shadow on those of us who engage in the ..Dark Arts (5 points to Slytherin).  Do people with Genuine mental illnesses exist in the BDSM community? Absolutely! But in no greater numbers than any other group of people because EVERYONE has a mental illness if you ask the right (or wrong) person.  As for me Personally? I have a degree in Human & Social Services, An Addictions & Harm Reduction specialization and a background in Mental Health. I am a very high functioning person.. and I know there's also a bunch of others here who are also successful, Stable and not ill in any way, shape or form. I am also a very active Little, A sub and at one point (and hopefully again soon) a Slave in a TPE dynamic. Closest thing I have to a medically confirmed (by an ACTUAL psychiatrist) mental illness is ADHD and that's been under control since I was a teenager (about 16ish years ago) and I see a shrink monthly because of my line of work. The connection theory between Mental Illness and DD/lg/BDSM is literally about as ridiculously skewed as the theory that we all wanna have sex with children.. or our fathers. 

 

You arent a bad person for knowing what you want and what your limits are. It would be far worse to take on a relationship with someone dealing with a disorder and multiply their issues because you got into something you don't know how to deal with. You also run the risk of making yourself ill doing so. Being with someone who has a genuine mental disorder is not something anyone should take lightly. Period. 

Edited December 4, 2017 by Lil' Miss Dolly