Can this help with the internal locus of control for a personality disorder? Standard procedure in the beginning process is finding the right match of a dominant and submissive. The procedure takes time, which may help the borderline client learn to have patience or be too quick in judgement finding a dominant, which could lead to a weak destructive relationship. Since synergy is the main object of BDSM lifestyle, this requires having one goal which can only be met by two individuals together, it is best to interview a dominant, which may take years to find the most suitable one. Numerous questions must be asked of the dominant to truly find out if he or she is legitimate- this starts off the quest in the appropriate direction. If the borderline patient educates herself in the BDSM lifestyle it can be a remarkable journey for him or …show more content…
“The outcome by female gender was 76% submissive, 34% male submissive, 8% female doms, 48% male doms, 16% female switches and 18% male switches and all ranked low on the neuroticism and high on the extraversion along with greater happiness overall.” (McCreal 2013) Many subs and switches also ranked higher on the agreeableness which makes sense since they want to please the dominant and be rewarded with positive affirmations to fill the empty tea cup. The study also goes on to talk about openness to experimentation which would be great for a borderline since many seek attention and can crave adrenaline type situations-voyeurism may be right up their alley depending on their past