After reading the definition i find it interesting that over 1/2 the items on the list i have experienced and enjoyed but would NEVER have thought of them as humiliating. To me it was always just a part of this lifestyle that i have chosen to participate in.

i also agree that it is "humiliation" not only based on my impression of it but also on the way in the item is being presented.

My husband and i have an on going issue about my spending habits. My attitude on it is... "I am a grown woman, i have managed budgets for years, get a grip (insert your favorite cuss word here)!" But, my attitude about having to report my diet, daily to my previous Master, and to ask His permission to cum, use the restroom, etc. never gave me a second thought. That is how the relationship was. Basically from my husband i get the underlying sense of he is assuming i am stupid when it comes to finances (no he has never said that but that is my impression of it) where as the sense from Master was one of concern and care.

Also my Master could call me "slut, whore, etc." until His voice gave out and only made me more excited because of the feelings He evoked in me. Whereas i was talking to someone on MSN the other night and they kept calling me "pet" which greatly annoyed me because i didn't know them and i viewed it as being degrading.

So, it is as much in the delivery and the attitude of the person(s) involved as it is based on my attitude about the topic.

Of course, public and private humiliation will have to be a different post when time allows... lol.