I always suppressed my submissive inclinations. My submissiveness would rear it's head every few years and I would beat it into....well, submission.Lock it up, hope it would go away.
A few years ago I made some major changes in my life. One of the results of those changes was that I began to embrace my sexuality. About a year ago, I was at the used book store (one of my favorite places to spend an hour or two) and found the erotica section. There was a book there: Master/Slave. I stood in the aisle of that store, reading and dripping wet. At that moment, I finally accepted that I am submissive.
I have found that I no longer have "rape" fantasies. D/s fantasies have replaced them all.