Does anyone else feel ashamed of the bondage porn art they create? I feel a lot of shame.
Let me be clear: I don't give two fucks about what anybody else thinks. I don't want to rub my sexuality in anyone's face, but I like what I like. No one else's approval required. Heck, I don't respect most people enough to care about what they think. I'm not bragging, that's just ... I've had to learn how not to care. It's a survival skill in my life, and I'm mostly pretty good at it. But still ...
Shame. I don't understand where it comes from. In the privacy of my own home, starting something I promise myself no one else will ever see, I pick up the pencil and ... bam. Shame. The spark of creativity gutters and dies. I suppose I've internalized the judgments and condemnations I grew up with, to the point that my subconscious disapproves of my sick, sick fantasies even when no one else is around. I shame myself when no one else is there to do the job? I guess so.
Anyone else have to deal with feelings of guilt and shame about making pornography? I'm talking about internal stuff that lives in your head, not ... not like worry about what the critics will say.