“When my skin had gone back to its even tone I slept with another man and discovered, my hands lying awkwardly on the sheet at either side of me, that I had forgotten what to do with them. I'm responsible and an adult again, full time. What remains is that my sensation thermostat has been thrown out of whack; it's been years and sometimes I wonder whether my body will ever again register above lukewarm.” SexRelationshipsDomestic ViolenceBdsmAbusive Relationships Book:Nine and a Half Weeks: A Memoir of a Love Affair Source: Nine and a Half Weeks: A Memoir of a Love Affair