Beauty and the Beast - Part 2  "The Aftermath"
By Beaten Man - Replies to humbled@abeatenman.com 
Her Husbands Anguish Leads to "Physical" therapy


Dr. Franz Oppenhurst is about to address his behavioral therapy class at the
the University of Miami School of Medicine. As I was instrumental in getting
the subject of his lecture to come forward and openly discuss the matter under
review I have been invited to listen in on the lecture.

I have not heard from Rhonda nor her husband Ralph since Jake Hubbards richly
deserved death I am curious as to how she and Ralph are coping with the
aftermath of such a horritying event. Hopefully Dr. Oppenhurst can enlighten
me as to what has occured and how they are both doing.

The doctor is approaching the podium now. I'll adjust the volume upwards on my
radio so that you too will be able to listen in. I believe he's ready to
begin.

Good Morning students, Todays topic will be on the use of physical therapies
to treat mental disorders. Before getting underway I would like you to use
your computors to access the Internet.

Please go to http://www.thevalkyrie.com/stories/1misc21/beauty.txt. There you
will find a physical description of the couple who are the subjects of this
lecture. You will also find a complete history of the event which traunatized
them both. It should not take you long to familiarize yourselves with the case
history. I will give you a moment to open the files before resuming.

Now, as you familiarize yourselves with the principals let me fill you in on
the resultant psychological problems stemming from the incidents described in
Mrs. X's narrative.

Their interaction with the Jake Hubbard character occured some 11 months ago.
Approximately six months ago I was approached by Mrs. X in my capacity as
Professor Emeritus of the University's departmentt. of Psychiatric Medicine.
She described the incident to me, as background, and then launched into a
rather anguished description of her husbands then current mental state.
According to Mrs. X her husband Ralph had become so traumatized by his
inability to protect his wife from the bully he was unable to perform
sexually. What she wanted was a referral from me of a reputable sex therapist.
I explained that I could not make any recommendations based on such a simple
diagnosis of what could be a complex problem. I did however invite her and her
husband to come to the University to further discuss their situation. Based
upon that meeting I offered my services to the couple. I found the case
fascinating and decided to use my recommended treatment as the basis for this
semesters theme of physical therapy to cure psychological trauma.

First I will list, as I saw them, the major problems that each was having to
deal with. If you compare the problems with the event described in her story
you will recognize the cause of the resultant sexual disfunction and see that
it was merely the tip of the iceburg.

1.. Guilt.- Ralph had failed to protect his wife as society insists a male
must.

2. Inferiority.- Ralph had been quite easily physically overwhelmed by Jake

3. Fear - Rialphs wife had killed her assailant rather than just simply
incapacitating him and escaping

4. Confusion - Ralphs preconceived notions of the physical relationship of a
male to a female had been demonstrated, at least in this incident, to be
incorrect.

Rhonda herself also had problems that she probably was unaware of;

1. Guilt - She had become sexually aroused as she destroyed her assailant. She
took pleasure in not only killing him but in his pleas for mercy as well.

2. Superiority - She was, she now believed, more powerful than her male
counterpart

3. Fear - Would she somehow injure Ralph in physical interaction between them.

4. Confusion - Rhondas notions of the physical relationship of a male to a
female had also been demonstrated to be incorrect.

We have two people essentially dealing with the same or related problems
emanating from two sides of the same incident. All perfectly understandable
given the circumstances. And all based on fallacies.

As with any good therapy the therapist, in this case me, first must show the
patient what it is he or she is dealing with and why it really should not be a
problem. As I had two patients, both of whom were dealing with misconceptions
stemming from the same event, I would be able to kill two birds with one stone
by addressing them both and dispel each myth or misconception as I went along
from two different angles.

I decided to first tackle the wifes ability to deal with Jake and Ralphs
inability to do so. I would show them that their conclusions as to their
physical capabilities, or lack there of. were based upon false conclusions. In
no particular order this is what I explained to them point by point.

Point one. That Ralph was bested by the brute who was bested by his wife -
therefore she must be somehow tougher than he.

I explained that Ralph had been surprised by the attack and was knocked
unconcious by the first blow struck. He had never had the opportunity his wife
had to fight back. When someone is struck to the chin as Ralph was and does
not see the blow coming there is no chance to steel ones self against the
attack. The head moves violently and the brain is thrown back against the
skull within its protective membrane. the shock easily renders one unconsious.
His wife on the other hand, was subject to an attack that slowly escalated.
Any blows struck to her were anticipated and prepared for, even if the
preparation was subconcious.

Jake himself had no particular fighting skills other than his size and brute
strength. He was a bully who had spent a life time picking on those he
perceived as weaker. He had never bothered to train or practise in order to
gain skill. He relied on intimidation to paralize a victim and would strike
without warning. No one had ever really fought back. Rhonda had at least
received some self defense training and had some rudimentary skills involving
warding off blows and countering. And from what I was able to ascertain from
Rhonda and Richard as well as others I interviewed Jake had been drinking beer
the entire day. This would affected his thinking abilities as well as his
physical abilities and his stamina. There certainly was no difference in the
couples knowledge of self defense. They had received the same training
together. If the training his wife received gave her a skill edge against
Jake, as it obviously had, than Ralph would have enjoyed the same edge had he
been given the OPPORTUNITY, and I stress opportunity since it plays a part in
subsequent points, to actually engage Jake in combat.

Point two: That she was stronger than Ralph since she was able to defeat Jake.

First of all opportunity had given her the chance to engage Jake as we saw in
the previous point. I pointed out to them that when two people are of the same
mass and have the same exercise routine they will be of the same approximate
strength. Ralph and Rhonda are almost exactly the same size and did all the
same exercises together. Ergo all things being equal they were of the same
approximate musculature and strength.

Additionally, and of great importance was the fact that Rhonda was threatened
and feared for her life. What happens when we are afraid? Adrenalin is
produced. And adrenalin is a stimuli that can vastly increase ones strength
for short periods. Rhondas strength was multiplied during the engagement with
Jake as vast amounts of adrenalin were being produced in her body. And as we
shall see in a moment adrenalin had other effects.

Besides her fear there was also anger. And anger would produce still more
adrenalin.. She had seen Jake hurt her most cherished possession, Ralph. His
actions had denied her his company and put Ralph in jeopardy. She was, in
laymans terms, pissed at Jake. I asked Ralph to consider how he would have
approached Jake if he had witnessed Jake striking Rhonda. His reply was that
he would have been, of course, incensed and he would have wanted to kill Jake.
As was now apparent, given the opportunity, Ralph would have enjoyed all the
same advantages of stimuli his wife did had he engaged the bully.

Point three: That Rhonda was somehow evil or perverted given her sexual
arousal during her destruction of Jake, the heightening of that arousal as he
begged and her subsequent climax at his death.

These feelings, I explained, are not only not unnatural they are in fact quite
natural given both human nature and the unique circumstances she found herself
in. In Rhondas case they were further heightened by, of all things, the
special relationship she shared with Ralph who was not even present at the
incident.

Her most obvious misconception was the cause of her arousal. As I have stated
adrenalin was coursing through her body releasing endocrins that were acting
as stimuli. Simply put Rhonda was stimulated. Rhonda herself was an extremely
sexual woman. She and Ralph enjoyed intercourse on a more or less nightly
basis during their entire marriage. Rhonda was quite used to feeling
stimulation in those areas of her body most sensitive to stimuli. Her breasts
and vagina. As the endocrins built in her system the brain sent out signals
along her neural paths to those same areas that then reacted as they had been
trained to. The situation was not erotic but her vagina, never the less
lubricated, and her nipples became sensitized or erect as you younger people
put it. They behaved as they had been conditioned to. All Rhonda knew was that
she was aroused. She was, in fact, mistaking stimulation for arousal.

On a less clinical basis there are many facets shared in common between
certain elements of fighting and intercourse that could further confuse
Rhonda. The opponent in a fight is the sole subject of your concentration just
as your sex partner is in intercourse. Jake was uniquely the object of her
emotional desires at that moment. They were emotions of anger and hatred, but
emotions just the same. As are passion, love and lust. There is really a very
thin line between them. There is intimate physical contact between the
participants. One is not concerned with modesty or etiquette when in battle,
nor is one during intercourse. The brain, the ultimate sex organ, simply
processed this information and passed it back to her bodies erogenous zones as
arousal. Just as it should have.

But why did Jakes pleading stimulate her further and why did his death trigger
her climax? To understand this one has to recall Rhondas natural proclivity
for sex and what satisfied it.

Normaly when Rhonda was sexually aroused the symbol of Ralphs manhood, his
penis, served to sate her appetite. There are other symbols of manhood. There
is bravery, dignity, pride and courage to name but a few. All of these Jake
offered to her as he begged for mercy. As he surrendered his manhood.
Unfortunately these symbols could not satisfy her as a penis could. So instead
they racheted up the sexual stimulation. To be blunt, Jake was trying, but his
metaphorical dick was too small.

Settle down out there and behave as adults! You're here to learn not be
entertained.

Now as I was saying, his pleading now had taken her sexual stimulation to an
almost unbearable level. Then he died. Remeber the underlying cause of the
stimulation, Adrenalin. The danger and violence were at an end. So too the
anger. No more need for the adrenelin. The stimulation abruptly ceased.; When
Ralph ejaculated during intercourse, when he stopped, that was always Rhondas
signal to release her own climax. Again the brain did its job and when all
stimulation ceased sent out the signal to her pleasure centers to release. So
Rhonda climaxed. That is why she became so drowsy and immediately fell asleep.
She was still behaving as she would after intercourse. All perfectly
understandable.

Point four: The couples misconceptions regarding the natural order of the
relationship of men to women.

Having already demonstrated to them their own approximate physical equality I
now had only to dispel the underlying misconception that Ralph had to be the
stronger solely because he was the male.. I reminded them that human beings
were first and foremost members of the animal kingdom. In the animal kingdom
it is NOT preordained that the male be stronger and dominant. It is only
preordained that he have the ability to fertilize the female and that she bear
the young..

I first used the lion as an example. It is the female who hunts as the male
lazily suns himself in the African heat. Male lions, as will other feral
vertebrates, challenge one another for dominance within the group but never
will they challenge the females. What they are fighting for is the right to
the spoils of the females hunt or perhaps the right to mate with a female. The
king of beasts may rule the other males in his pride but he does so as he
plays second fiddle to his mate. He may be slightly larger than his female
counterpart but the outcome af any confrontation between them is by no means
preordained..

In the case of humans nature had played a cruel trick. Nature made the
reproductive act pleasurable for the male but not for the female. Remember man
is descendant from the Ape. Intercourse for primitive man was done as apes did
it. From behind the female. This was by no means the pleasurable experience
for her that it eventually evolved into as nature compensated for her earlier
mistake and made the breast sexually appealing to the male so that he would
approach her from the front. In the early going nature simply continued the
formula she had used with the ape to insure continuity of the species. She
made the male significantly larger so he would be able to overpower her.
Natural selection then made larger males able to pass on their seeds while at
the same time made larger females, who could resist the male, unable to
fertilize their eggs. In other words the physical disparity regarding size was
passed along, and exagerated, from generation to generation just as with the
apes.

One more motivating factor they had not considered and I would be able to
advance to the cure stage. Nature has imbued in the female of the species an
extremely protective nature when it comes to the young she bears. A woman
protecting her defenseless child is capable of almost super human physical
strength. Ralph and Rhonda were childless. All of Rhonda's maternal instincts
were invested in her mate. Ralph lay helpless, as helpless as a newborn child,
in the hospital. Would the beast, if able to incapacitate Rhonda, pose a
threat to the object of her maternal instinct. In Rhondas subconcious he
certainly would have. Rhonda was protecting not only herself but Ralph as
well. And she was extracting revenge, the final motivation.

Having dispelled with the myths and having addressed the underlying
phsycological problems I could now begin the physical therapies that would
demonstrate to them first hand the truths that now simply needed to be proved.
I would have them engage in a series of escalating physical contests that
would demonstrate first hand these truths. they had now been shown. I would
prove their physical equality. I would dispel their fears of one another. It
was not just Ralph who was sexually disfunctional. It was also Rhonda. She
could not use seduction to induce Ralph to perform. She saw that as dominating
him. And she even, on a subconcious level, feared injuring Ralph in
intercourse. Fighting and the sex act have often been used as metaphors for
each other. I was ready to cease being the analyst and begin being the
therapist. It was my job to not only cure them psychologicly but to also
restore their passion and desire for one another. I believed close physical
contact during competition, at some point, would also accomplish that.

I would set the rules for each contest so that it was simply a test of
strength. Then change the rules to introduce additional factors I felt would
be helpful so that knowledge and/or opportunity could be used to tip the
balance or change the results. I instructed them to dress comfortably in
bathing attire and to be barefoot. There would be no interference from
constricting cloths or advantages of one type of footwear over another. The
contests would be held over four successive Saturdays. This allowed me to
concentrate on one contest or type of contest at a time and allowed plenty of
rest in between so that fatigue or strain would not be a factor. The week
between contests would also be benificial in allowing the lessons of the day
to be absorbed by the patients.

Before we get into the contests, a word of caution to those of you planning on
specializing in sex therapy. First you must ascertain the physical condition
of your subjects before recommending such draconian measures. Ralph and Rhonda
were both superby conditioned, well muscled and in peak health. I used the
staff at the University's teaching hospital to put them both through a battery
of tests to make sure their hearts and lungs were in good order. I certainly
would not recommend this type of treatment for a seventy year old man
suffering from penile disfunction. Viagara would be a much better choice.

Additionaly the couple must be psychologicly receptive. Comparing Ralph to
Rhonda made it apparent that he had chosen a mate that was his physical twin.
He did not wish to dominate. He wanted an equal partner. Rhonda was a large
woman, quite beautiful . She could have chosen a smaller mate that she could
dominate or a larger one that could dominate her. She too had chosen one that
matched her size. She too wished to be an equal with her mate. They were both
happy in that environment until something upset the balance. Restoring the
balance was the important thing.

Now on to the therapies.

For their first days contests I chose arm wrestling. I had noticed that both
participants arms were of the same approximate girth at the bicep. Rhondas
right arm swelled ever so much slightly more than Ralphs when flexed but her
left arm did not. Ralph had a slightly longer reach and was ambidextrous. All
in all they seemed perfectly matched, each enjoying a slight edge in one or
another way

They locked right hands, seated across from each other at a table. I set them
at even and said go. In the beginning there was very little activity as the
two just looked at each other and pushed. The stalemate continued for about 2
or 3 minutes and then I began exhorting them each to redouble their efforts
and really attempt to take the other down. They stopped staring at each other
and you could see the strain become apparent in both their faces. They were
squinting and occassionaly one or the other would grunt a bit.. As the contest
continued you could actually see the muscles in their right arms tighten and
bunch up. By the five minute mark small visible shakes were apparent and after
each quick tremor one or the other would briefly have a slight advantage. Each
time one would gain this slight advantage the other would strain and bring
their hands back to the starting position,. Now the muscles were quite
pronounced. The females arm no longer appeared feminine, the muscle had
bunched to far greater proportions than she had originally shone when flexing
and the same was true of the male. Both now had veins clearly visible. The
combatants were perspiring freely. At the eight minute mark Rhonda gained a
slight advantage and was able to hold it against Ralphs strain to get back to
even. From the eight minute mark forward Rhonda slowly increased her advantage
until the eleven minute mark when Ralphs hand finally was forced to the table.
By the end the two were drenched and both were completely spent.

There was neither jubilation from Rhonda nor complaints from Ralph. I noted a
look of concern on Rhondas face and Ralphs eyes reflected discouragement. I
gave them one half hour to recover before the next contest.

After the brief rest I again set them, this time having them interlock left
hands. The contest followed much the same pattern as the right hand contest
but was shorter by a full four minutes and was won by Ralph at the seven
minute mark with the turning point coming after only three minutes.

I noted after the contest that the look of concern was gone from Rhondas face
and Ralphs face reflected jubilation. We had demonstrated their rough
equivalancy, and equality is what both partners really wanted in their
relationship.

I then gave them the remaining time to have additional arm wrestling contests
alternating hands at their own pace. Each successive match took less time and
each was won by whichever partner had originally won that hands original
match. Ralph was learning to expend less effort where he could not win and
concentrate that effort where he could. Rhonda was learning that she could win
and not destroy Ralphs confidence, Additionally each was learning small tricks
that could increase their advantage where that advantage already existed. They
were learning that training did indeed make a difference.

The next sessions therapy centered around a little contest called mercy. In
this contest two people will lock hands overhead and each will attempt to
force the other to the floor, usually by forcing back the wrists of the loser.
I noted a slight reach and height advantage for Ralph and also slightly
thicker wrists. He would have his advantages. So to would Rhonda as I will
explain in a moment.

I determined that there would be three contests and I would instruct them
either together or individually before each contest.

In contest number one I instructed that the wrists must remain rigid and it
was to be arm and to a lesser extent back and leg strengths that must
determine the outcome. Movement back and forth was allowed. The arms could be
moved up or down

Ralph and Rhonda clasped hands overhead and after I checked their starting
positions were allowed to begin. Almost immediately their muscles tightened
and they began to strain against each other. In the initial stages Ralph
attempted to exagerate his reach advantage by shortening the distance between
them. Rhonda, who I believe has slightly greater arm strength, attempted to
push him back to compensate. Both were successful to some degree or another
and the result through five minutes was a stand off. Neither Ralphs nor
Rhondas advantages were great enough

to make any real difference in the contest. They were too evenly matched.

By this five minute mark the strain was evident on both. They were again
sweating and their muscles were standing out not only in their arms but in
their legs and upper backs as well. The only sounds had been their grunts.
Their breathing had become somewhat labored. You could see the females breasts
heaving up and down and her buttocks tighten and relax and then tighten again
at moments of maximum effort. Ralphs chest muscles were exagerated and he was
squinting. What was unfolding before me was a contest between two adults in
their prime and in top physical condition.

As the battle wore on it was becoming evident to both that this would be a war
of attrition. Their interlocked arms spread further and further out and they
began to move closer together, still straining, but now not quite so hard.
This was a concession by both of their perceived advantages and an attempt to
conserve strength. By the ten minute mark their arms were straight out at
their sides and their bodies were touching. By the thirteen minute mark their
chins were resting on each others shoulder and they were leaning into each
other. They were now supporting each other. I now became aware of subtle
changes in their demeanors. Ralphs eyes were almost closed and his face no
longer appeared strained. Rhondas face had also relaxed and her eyes had an
almost dreamy quality. They were both panting shallowly and rhythmeticly.
Although they didn't realize it they had each surrendered to the other.
Neither one could win the contest. They were too evenly matched and they new
it. And although neither was aware of it, they were enjoying the contact of
each others bodies. A further demonstration of their equality and a beginning
of sexual reawakening brought on by, of all things, combat. At seventeen
minutes I declared the first match a draw and gave them thirty minutes to
collect themselves before the second match.

The next two matches would be fought as the first with the exception that it
would be allowable to bend the wrists. Brute strength would be joined by
finesse to determine the outcome. During the break I took Ralph aside and gave
him some additional instructions. I told Ralph that I would count to three to
start the match. I told him to rise up on his toes just before three. On three
he was to bend his own wrists forward.

I set them once again and counted three. Ralph followed my instructions and
Rhonda found herself with her wrists bend back. In less than a minute she was
squatting beneath Ralph with her hands by her ears supporting his weight. The
contest was over and Ralph had won. He had won over a foe easily as strong as
he because he had received training Rhonda had not that allowed him to exploit
the tiniest of advantages. Just as his wife had been able to do in her
conflict with Jake.

I then took Rhonda aside and gave her instructions for the third match. As she
was the shorter of the two I instructed her to swing her arms down on three
until they were by her side and then push up with her wrists. I told her to
reverse the swing and then drive Ralph down. I set them once again and counted
to three. This time as Ralph was going up his arms were swung down by Rhonda.
Ralph found himself on his toes with extreme pressure being exerted on his
wrists from beneath. He was dancing on his toes trying to relieve the pain
when Rhonda then reversed the action and sent his arms back up, now with his
wrists bent. Within moments Ralph was on his knees in front of his wife. The
third match was over almost as quickly as the second. This time Rhonda had
won. Again training, not strength was the difference. With just the slightest
of advantages the outcome had been completely reversed. Each had now been able
to exploit their tiny advantages to drastically change the outcome of a so
called test of strength. It was now apparent to both that many factors went
into determining the outcome of a physical confrontation.

The third and fourth sessions would center on different forms of wrestling. I
had chosen wrestling for three primary reasons: First and foremost, wrestling,
of all forms of combat, allows the most intimate of personal contact.
Participants in a wrestling match could not be closer if they were copulating.
Secondly the outcome of a fall or match can be drastically changed when skill
or training is added to the native strengths of one or the other of the
participants. And thirdly my subjects had no previous knowledge or training in
the sport.

The first of our two wrestling sessions began with me setting the opponents
facing each other with each having a grip around the others biceps. The fall
would begin as a simple shoving match. The first fighter who was able to take
the second fighter to the floor would win the fall. They began and as I
expected simply attempted to push each other back and forth. As in other
contests the action was not hotly contested in the beginning and was slowly
racheted up as they reacted to one anothers attempts to gain the upper hand.
By the five minute mark we had arrived at the point where muscle strain was
becoming evident, perspiration had begun and their faces were showing signs of
efforts. During the next five minutes, as they shoved, they began attempting
to take each other down by twisting to the right or left to gain leverage.
Neither had the strength to topple over the other and they always wound up
upright within a few seconds. Their bodies showed increased muscle expansion
accompanied by the grunts and heavier breathing associated with effort.

It is important to remember two things at this point. Neither had any
knowledge of holds or leverage that could be used against an opponent. They
did know how to trip someone, everybody does, but they had not attempted to
trip one another. Secondly each knew that there would be more falls to follow
and each, from previous events, knew that I would give them instruction to tip
the balance one way or the other.

From the ten minute mark forward they simply remained locked in the embrace I
had set them in and strained against each other. Both showed tell tale signs
of arousal that they were probably unaware of. The females nipples had become
much more prominent against the restraining bra top of her bikini. Richards
suit crotch was showing signs of a partial erection. In short they were
comfortable in one anothers embrace and were enjoying the limited contact.
Rhonda had seen that simple competitive contact would not result in her really
hurting Ralph and Ralph was confident that his wife could not simply overpower
him. They were learning and reacting to that knowledge. Additionally, Richard
now knew that it would take knowledge for his wife to defeat him, or for that
matter him her. Subconciously he also knew that if she were to gain that
knowledge he too could, and once again regain equality with her. I declared
the first fall a draw at the twenty minute mark and allowed them some rest.

Before the second fall I reminded both of them that tripping was allowed,
treating the matter as if I were giving them both a new skill to use and that
I expected a winner in the fall. Once again I started them grasping each other
around the upper arms. As soon as Rhonda began shoving forward Richard swept
her support foot from beneath her toppling her to her knees. He had won the
fall in half a minute. This time it was Rhondas face that registered
discouragement and Richard wore the look of concern. They were exactly the
expressions I had hoped for.

I gave them no additional instructions and instead immediately reset them for
the third and deciding fall. Rhonda immediately twisted her body to the right
and kicked out her left leg against Richards right leg sending him crashing to
the ground as she pushed his arms in the direction of his fall. Rhonda looked
down at Richard and said "gotcha". She was no longer concerned for his psyche
but instead concentrated on winning. Remember she was my patient too. Richard
for his part grinned sheepishly and offered up his hand for assistance rising.
He was not threatened by the loss of the fall as he had been when Rhonda
initially took his right hand down in arm wrestling. He was proud of his wifes
accomplishment. She helped him to his feet and they remained holding hands as
I declared the third session ended and gave them their instructions for the
fourth.

The instructions were simple. Rhonda was to be toppless and it would be a best
of five fall match with three pins or submissions required by one or the other
to win. Ralph looked elated.

I took advantage of the week between sessions to get some instructions from
the schools wrestling team coach. I was particularly interested in the proper
application for certain holds. With the knowledge gained I would be able to
guide them to what I perceived as the proper outcome of the upcoming best of
five match.

As we began the last session I took a moment to thank them for their excellent
cooperation and honesty throughout the course of treatment and expressed a
desire for continued contact in case any follow up was needed or any
regression occured. I expressed my satuisfaction with their progress so far
and my confidence that, once completed, the treatment would prove to have
beeen more beneficial than conventional sex therapy. I stressed the importance
of continuing correspondence for monitoring purposes. We were now ready for
the final phase.

Their starting position for each fall would be the same as the previous week.
This time, however, bringing someone to the ground was merely an advantage and
it would be necessary to gain a submission or pin in order to win. if at the
end of twenty minutes there was no pin or submission I would award the fall
based on advantage at the time expiration. Without any further instruction I
set them and signaled begin.

They started as the previous week simply pushing back and forth, the only
difference being they were each attempting to trip the other to gain
advantage. Each having been toppled the previous week by a trip they were much
more cautious and these attempts proved futile. Eventually Rhonda correctly
surmised that if she twisted as she had attempted to the previous week but
instead fell herself she could pull Ralph down. She was succesful but instead
of gaining an advantage she had put herself at a disadvantage because Ralph
came down on top of her. To compensate she twisted her body and grabbed Ralph
about the neck and then pulled him the rest of the way over. As Ralph was
being pulled he grabbed Rhonda around the abdomen to resist her pull. What
resulted was a rolling about on the floor that resembled a school yard fight
between two third graders. They twisted and pulled around on the floor locked
in their embrace for a good five minutes. They had lots of contact but no
advantage could be gained. Each lacked the skill to press any momentary edge.

I was relatively certain, from what the wrestling coach had told me that
absent any leverage this could continue for the entire session. This fall
would be decided on stamina and nothing else.

I was not concerned with who won the fall. As you have probably guessed it was
my intention to influence the match so that we would have a two to two tie
going into the fifth fall. Regardless of who won the first fall I would give
enough instruction to the loser to enable he or she to win the second. I did,
however, have a certain methodolgy in mind for the holds that I would use to
influence the remainder of the match. I wished them to follow in a particular
order. I decided that the best way to influence the outcome of this fall would
be to simply state who, in the next fall, I

would be assisting. I surmised that the individual who knew assistance would
be forthcoming would attempt to conserve energy knowing they would be even
after that next fall. I told Ralph that I wished to speak with him after the
fall was completed. We were ten minutes into the first fall at the time.

I left them to their own devices for the next five minutes as I went over my
notes from previous sessions and double checked the data I was using against
my conclusions. When I was satisfied I looked up to discover them still on the
ground with Rhonda laying on top of Ralph with her arms around his neck and
his around her middle. Neither was exerting any particular effort and both
appeared exhausted. They were covered in sweat and were actually conversing,
even though they were breathing heavily, as they lay in each others arms. A
few minutes later I declared a stalemate and awarded the fall to Rhonda by
virtue of her superior position. Slight evidence of sexual stimulation was
evident in both. I would momentarily cool their ardor in the next fall.

I did not intend to allow any rests after the next fall so I gave them a half
hour to collect themselves and gave Ralph his instructions for the fall. I
instructed him to release Rhondas arms as soon as the next fall began and to
duck under her right arm and step behind her. I told him to grab back the
right wrist as he did so to control her arm. I told him to keep her arm
straight and pull it higher than her shoulder. When he had the arm barred as I
wished he was to use both hands around her wrist with his thumbs pressing hard
on the back of her hand and his fingers locking the wrist All he would need to
do then was push with his thumbs. I was instructing him in a painful
submission hold. I wanted to even the match but I also wanted to anger Rhonda.
I will make clear why in a moment.

I set them for the second fall and said begin. Rhonda attempted to push as
Ralph disengaged himself from her grip and ducked under. Her momentum made it
even easier for Ralph to get behind her as she stumbled passed him. He applied
the arm bar as instructed and began applying pressure to her shoulder and
wrist. At first Rhonda danced and hopped around in a circle slapping at her
shoulder with her left hand. As Ralph increased the pressure on her shoulder
by raising still further her arm she gradually dropped to one knee with Ralph
still controlling the arm. The pressure on the wrist is extremely painful. She
held out longer than I expected but within a few minutes submitted. The match
was now tied at one to one. And Rhonda was angry. Or, should I perhaps say,
stimulated.

I wished to at some point to anger Rhonda because I had not yet reinforced my
argument regarding other emotions and arousal / stimulus. And I also wanted to
be sure to reinforce the knowledge that she could get stimulated by Richard
and still not do him lasting harm. From the moment I had interviewed them and
reviewed the case history I had become convinced that Rhonda suffered much
more complex psychological trauma than Ralph. She had killed a man with her
bare hands. Ralph was simply embarassed. Having her angered also gave me a leg
up on starting the stimulation that I hoped would have them suffiiciently
aroused by the end of the days treatment to insure healthy intercourse. One
final point. Her anger would motivate her to treat Ralph roughly in a
subsequent fall. And I would need her to do so in order to put them in the
position I wanted them in.

As we set for the third fall I took Ralph aside, much to Rhondas annoyance -
she felt it was her turn, and explained to him how to employ a full nelson. I
hinted that Rhonda might attempt his manuever from the previous fall and try
to fool him into rushing forward and then grab his wrist as he stumbled passed
her. I suggested that if she did he should allow it but stop short as he
passed her keeping his arms low and grab for her waist. Then he would have
only to turn suddenly and slide his arms up her body to her armpits and clamp
on the hold.. I then explained to Rhonda how Ralph had managed to capture her
arm the previous fall and how to apply the bar and wrist lock. I gambled that
she would elect to try and use the painful hold for a quick submission. My
motive for attempting to stack the deck in Ralphs favor in this fall was
simple. I wanted Rhondas competetive juices flowing in the fourth fall and I
wanted her dominant in that fall. I reasoned if she were behind she would be
desperate for the fall in order to maintain their rough equality. They both
would then know going into the fifth fall that no mater who won the match it
would have been close and I did not want either of them desperate to catch up
in that last fall. The reason for that will be apparent when we get to it. I
felt it was safer putting Ralph in the one up position than Rhonda as I had
come to believe that she might throw the fall if she were ahead in an attempt
to salvage Ralphs ego.

The third fall began as all the others with the couples arms locked together.
Rhonda, still angry, did as I expected she would and attempted to have Ralph
stumble pass her and grab the arm as he did. Ralph knowing what she was
attempting kept his arm from her and then suddenly turned into her back as he
passed her. He slid his arms up her body and clamped on the nelson. He had her
trapped within seconds of the falls beginning. Rhonda fought like a tiger to
free herself. After about five minutes of thrashing about she figured a way to
power out of the hold. But when she did her back was still to Ralph and before
she could turn he simply clamped on the nelson again. She escaped three times
over a five minute period but was recaptured each time. After her third
recapture her struggles gradually subsided as fatigue set in. She had been
working much harder than Ralph for almost the entire fall. She relaxed in the
hold, I presume in order to preserve her strength for the remaining falls.
When she stopped struggling the pressure on her lessened as Ralph eased up and
just held her tightly. He had no idea how to turn the hold into a submission
or pin so was content to simply maintain the dominant position. He maintained
the hold, with his crotch pushed tight against Rhondas buttocks, for the
remainder of the twenty minute time limit. The more Ralph pressed against
Rhonda and the more relaxed the hold became the less Rhonda struggled and
relaxed herself. By then both were breathing heavily and both had their eyes
closed. It was apparent that each was once again in the early stages of
arousal. As time expired I declared a stalemate and awarded the fall to Ralph
based on his decidedly dominant position. He had now more than held his own
against his wife in numerous tests of strength and had become aroused by her
proximity on more than one occassion. I was no longer concerned with him. As
far as I was concerned he was cured. Now I could concentrate on Rhonda.

Now make no mistake, I was quite sure Rhonda and Ralph would not have a
problem in the bedroom and that Rhonda had accepted my explanations for her
traumas. But any good psychotherapy has to be reinforced or there can be
relapses. She still needed to see that she could engage Ralph roughly and not
destroy his ego as her destruction of Jake had destroyed it.

If not that underlying fear might eat at her subconcious.

I took Rhonda aside and explained how to apply a standing headlock from the
starting position and how to roll Ralph over her hip and bring him down with
her on top. I told her simply to slide her own arm up his as soon as they
began and his head would be right there for the taking. I then set them and
signaled to begin the fourth fall.

In the beginning Ralph held tight so they simply pushed back and forth for a
few seconds but within a minute Rhonda had the headlock clamped on. She was
still stimulated by her anger so had no compuctions about slamming Ralph to
the ground over her hip. She did so and landed hard on top of him with his
head in her vice like grip. At first he was winded from the fall but after a
few moments began to kick about and try to use the hand he wasn't laying on to
pry her arms away. His attempts simply resulted in Rhonda squeezing harder to
maintain the hold. He was trapped and could not break free. After about five
minutes his struggles subsided as he realized the less he fought the less she
would squeeze. The result was a stalemate that would last for fifteen minutes
with Ralphs face nestled snugly against Rhondas naked breast. .And that was
where I had wanted him to be at that moment all along. In a way I envied him.

What was Ralph to do while he awaited the inevitable end of the fall? He could
thrash about and get his head squeezed like a zit or he could occupy himself
with Rhondas handy ample breast. He chose the latter and licked it,
occassionaly rubbing his nose and face against it. Rhondas grip slowly
tightened again. Not to squeeze his head but to bring it as close to her
breast as possible. Ralph responded by increasing the tempo of his licking.
Rhonda shifted her body slightly to allow Ralph to get to her nipple. Her
anger had grown into ardor. Ralph responded and was happily nibbling at it
when I called time and awarded the fourth fall to Rhonda. It was the third
fall decided by a position of dominance and not by pin or submission. Not by
coincidence all three of those falls had their bodies in extremely close
proximity and in near sexual positions. Subtle reminders of the pleasures even
a struggle can bring. That is if you love and desire the person your
struggling with.

When they arose from the floor I had ample evidence of their desire for one
another. Ralph was uncomfortably shifting about in his trunks attempting to
hide the evidence of his lust. He would have needed a burlap sack to hide it.
Rhondas nipples were straining forward and she kept unconciously rubbing her
legs together. They both were snorting rather than breathing although they had
not really exerted themselves. Rhondas nostrils were even flaring. Remeber
this was a couple who made love nightly for fifteen years and now had not for
six months. They were desperate for each other.

I declared that the last fall must be won by bearhug. Just as Rhonda had used
against Jake to finally break his spirit. How would Rhonda react? Would her
desire to embrace Rialph overcome the memory of that night. The answer was a
deafening yes.

They could not wait to hold each other in their arms. They were locked in a
mutual embrace one second after I said go to start the fifth fall. And
although they each squuezed as tight as they could neither attempted to put
pressure on the others spine by making a fist and digging the knuckles. They
just stood and squeezed. Within moments Ralph began grinding against Rhondas
crotch with his own. Rhonda rubbed her chest back and forth against Ralphs. By
the five minute mark they would gently touch their lips to the others or
nestle their mouth momentarily by the others ears. This was no longer a
wrestling match. It was foreplay

At the ten minute mark I called time out to inform them that I considered them
to be cured and was not interested in who won the fall. That as far as I was
concerned my job was done. I told them that the room was theirs for the
remainder of the session and that they could finish the match or discuss their
therapy or whatever else they might choose to do.

I wished them well and left. As I turned to shut the door they were madly
ripping at each others trunks and expertly applying a lip lock to one another.

I never asked, nor did they volunteer, in subsequent conversations as to
whether they ever had a deciding fall. If they did I have no idea who won.
Probably both of them.

I can tell you that Rhonda reports that Ralphs confidence is better than it
was before the incident with Jake even occured. He is more assertive around
others and is not shy about competing against the largest of men in athletic
endeavors. He and Rhonda are studying boxing and Judo together and he has even
competed in two amateur club bouts. She says they even compete against each
other in sports like tennis and Judo. She says they have never been closer or
happier. As for their... oh before I forget. Is their friend John in
attendance today

Yes I'm here in the back row professor.

Rhonda asked me to remind you that you have changed your phone number since
moving. She has been trying to reach you and asked that I give you her new
Cell number. Please see me at the end.

Where was I? Oh yes. As for their love life Rhonda reports that not only does
John make love to her every night but , as she puts it, she always sees to it
that he rises in the morning.

She says he always shines.

And that concludes todays lecture. Good Day..........

To be continued In Part 3 "Fight for Equality"