BoundCoder said:
No one is saying you can't be an ABDL while living at home, I think most would agree one has little choice in that.
I find that hard to believe actually as far as being asked to not be AB/DL. Why? Because people sometimes have a hard time accepting the fact that AB/DL's have little choice in the matter.
One should however be able to refrain from indulging in related activities, at least within someone elses' house when they've asked you specifically to do so. I for one enjoy sex. Like, a lot. I could however refrain from having sex for an extended period if it was the choice of that and not having anywhere to live. Once a person loses that control, I agree entirely with AEsahaettr, it's a huge red flag that your deck is becoming unstacked.
That's the catch. Refraining indefinitely which is what the OP's parents appear to want is not healthy. No I am not assuming that either. I am merely thinking that is a extremely real possibility based upon the information so far about the parents. I am not saying the OP should wear all the time. I am saying the OP should wear only as little as is needed to prevent this from going to his head to prevent it from getting out of control in the first place. It will eventually become a problem after a while if the OP just tries to suppress this side of themselves. Also if the OP pays rent that's like your landlord telling you to not wear diapers in
your apartment or place of residence. How is the OP disrespecting the "landlord"(in this case the parents) then? I am not so sure the OP is going to end up on a sidewalk somewhere. The OP is not becoming obsessed with being a AB/DL. It just needs to be managed so it does not get to that point. The "red flag" you are talking about is simply not there yet though there is circumstantial evidence of that being the case. But if the OP is forced to stay with his parents I suspect that could become a problem. In fact I don't think the OP has lost any where near as much control as one thinks. Why not ask the OP some questions about that since that is what you think? For all we know the OP might have a already very seriously toxic relationship with his parents and that is a point that needs to be taken into consideration as well for all we know.
Also this is not about sex. It's about the OP's long term mental health. It's dangerous to simply suppress the desire. Tell me when was the last time you saw someone with severe depression on here? I think we both know we don't need to see the OP go through that just because he has other options that involves questions that where never asked that are healthier for him long term. Also before anyone says I am making assumptions don't. It's obvious I know something about the OP that I refuse to openly speak off that most people don't know about. I'm controlling information essentially.
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Trevor said:
You seem to have missed AEsahaettr's point. Your reply doesn't speak to it in any event. AEsahaettr didn't say that being an ABDL is a problem in itself but that requiring special accomodations or being unable to do without indulging for a period is. Don't let your zeal for defending what we all are (which is good) blind you to the ways in which it can be counterproductive, just like any other interest or urge. We can discuss where that line is but I think it's pretty important to recognize that there is a line. If being an ABDL is disrupting your life, the scope of that behavior needs looking at.
Trust me. It's not zeal. Like I said before I know something that I am not going to talk about. I am controlling some information right now that should be left up to the OP if he wants to talk about it or not. I would be disrespectful otherwise to the OP I did anything less. You see there is this presumption that the scope of the OP's behavior is a issue. Ask the OP and decide for yourself because I really don't think it's as bad as it looks.
As I mentioned earlier in the thread, I went years without ABDL paraphernalia. I wasn't a mess, I wasn't a breakdown waiting to happen. I was consciously making a choice as to my priorities in life. In my own case, the harm came from the denial of myself and those urges, not the actions. Once I began to accept that those were part of me but not apprporiate to act upon outside my own head, it was okay. Based on that, although I have no desire or reason to do so, I think I could go for an indefinite period without making use of any ABDL materials. I'm an ABDL in my head first and foremost and as long as I'm not denying that part of myself, the physical objects are essentially icing on the cake.
I know it's possible but that is dependent on the individual. I went though out most of my life not knowing what a AB/DL even was and look at how damaging that forced suppression became to me. You know about my blogs and what happened to me. I was not so much in denial but losing out on most of my life simply because of the views of other's and because of what society tried to force me to be. It takes time to become as disciplined as you are about these things. Some are faster then others. As for going for long periods of time without I have no doubt that you can go years. But do you think you can go over a decade like me without serious issues? Everyone has their breaking point. My was reached after 26 years of betrayal that resulted in me being chronically homeless for what should have been the best years of my life all because I simply did not want to be what people wanted me to be. You said it yourself. Harm comes from denial of oneself. The OP might acknowledge the existence of those urges but simply suppressing them does not work safely forever. Thank you for your points though. They are relevant actually. I just took all that (and more) into consideration that's all. Sorry if I came off as being to intense or zealous. I just don't present facts very well even though they exist. I just can't seem to not be able to speak the truth without being controversial. Besides I think the OP is going to be alright anyways based upon what I know. Just a fyi I think Aesahaettr's earned that reputation actually even if I disagree but that is due to there being more to this then what most of us readily knows. :smile1: