Conclusion
I am glad to see that Susan, at any rate, had a happy ending to her story. She is now firmly entrenched in the bondage scene and she loves it.
Incidentally, in the passage that I have printed above Susan has pointed out a fact about the bondage scene that is all too true. That there is a very strong risk involved, a risk of permanent physical damage and even death. Even the dominants, the people who are supposedly in charge of the situation, run a very high risk of being attacked by a rebellious submissive. Also, there are a good many dominants of both sexes and all persuasions who get their "kicks" out of posing as submissives, and then overpowering an unsuspecting fellow dominant who picks them up.
So the best thing really is to stick with people you know, people whom you can trust. And if THEY have a couple of friends that they KNOW they can trust and will be glad to refer to you then that's cool, too. Remember, don't practise S&M-or even B&D, which is just as dangerous, although you mightn't think so-with anybody you don't really know very well. Only with people who are close to you, people you love. Like they say in the song, "You always hurt the one you love!"