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Hey there. I feel really bad for posting this but I would like some feedback, please.So I was wondering if anyone here knew someone who spoke about their fetish a LOT? I'm having an issue with a good friend who is constantly talking about their fetish. I listen to them because it really bothers them that they can't live out his fetish 24/7 (it's literally impossible) and I understand how it feels to have body issues (I have really bad gender dysphoria; I"m trans). And I also talk to them about my gender identity issues, so that makes me feel horrible when it comes to the idea of confronting them.
I told them before that talking about my own kinks makes me feel uncomfortable because of my childhood sexual abuse and they understand that, but the fetish conversations are becoming too much. It got to the point where they spoke about it a lot when we went out for my birthday and they got turned on because I was doing something for my physical health as I take my medication around with me. I always have to calm them down when they talk about it because it gives them severe anxiety and I actually had to do that on my birthday. That was the last straw for me. They are seeing a therapist and so am I, but it iss getting really hard to deal with. He doesn' talk about it with his other friends, just me and his girlfriend, and hisgirlfriend is getting tired of it, so he just has me. I feel like a bad friend for wanting to confront him because he listens to me, but my birthday was the last straw. I won't talk about my gender identity issues to him after I confront him because I don't want the relationship to be unbalanced. I feel quite bad for posting this but I honestly didn't know where else to turn to, as I wanted to know other people's personal experiences. Has anyone ever had a friend who spoke about their fetish constantly? If so, what did you do? How'd you handle the situation? Last edited by starryprince; Jan 26, 2018 at 12:40 PM.. |
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I read your post yesterday but didn't reply because I doubted I had anything to offer of any consequence. However, at this point, since no one has replied to your post I thought I would. In my case, I don't have any friends. So... no... I've never had any friends who talk about their fetish constantly... or anything else for that matter.
I noticed, however, that you mentioned you have really bad gender dysphoria. And this is something I'm all too familiar with. I'm an older person now. But gender identity has been a lifelong struggle for me. And even now, at this late stage in my life, I still feel an almost overwhelming need to talk about it. A few years ago, I got to know several YouTubers who were transitioning (MtF). And being involved with them gave me an outlet. However the little MtF trans community that existed on YouTube at the time has pretty-much gone by the wayside now. So I no longer have anyone to talk to & I just keep it all to myself. From my perspective, I think the situation you describe is a matter of boundaries. You simply have to decide (as it sounds like you have) what you can & can't tolerate, communicate those limits, & enforce them. (There are lots of internet articles on the subject of boundaries, as well as videos on YouTube. Family therapist Kati Morton has one.) And, of course, in turn, as you already realize, you must reciprocate by not discussing your own issues. The problem with this, of course, is that it closes off one opportunity you have to talk about your gender identity issues. Hopefully you have others. (Perhaps you're transitioning or at least receiving some gender-identity-related therapy?) But, if not, I hope you will try to figure out some other way of talking about your trans issues. Because I know, from personal experience, how difficult it is to just keep it all bottled up. I wish you well... __________________ "I may be older but I am not wise / I'm still a child's grown-up disguise / and I never can tell you what you want to know / You will find out as you go." (from: "A Nightengale's Lullaby" - Julie Last) |
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Hmm. My trunk is loaded with fetishes but I don’t speak of one or the other 24/7 but still... I don’t think that I can comment without knowing the fetish that this young man has?
Is there a reason that you can’t disclose the fetish? Is it worse than, fer instance,
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I really enjoy cauliflower and Cheez-Whiz but I don’t speak of it 24/7. I also enjoy some sexual practices that others might feel immoral (or gross...). If you could just name the fetish, it would help. __________________ amicus_curiae Contrarian, esq. Hypergraphia Someone must be right; it may as well be me. I used to be smart but now I’m just stupid. —Donnie Smith— Last edited by CANDC; Feb 10, 2018 at 12:01 AM.. |
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