"One of the participants, Charlie, felt that pain is sometimes reacted to as though it were a bodily fluid—one that should be properly contained within the body, and certainly not allowed to leak out in the view of others" -- Emma Sheppard, "Chronic Pain as Fluid, BDSM as Control"
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Me: For the rest of my life.
Brother: Seems like you're doing pretty good to me.
But like, it solves its own problem because I love being alone.
Soo... 😁