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ICcode for "BDSM"

[b]BDSM[/b] (bondage and discipline, domination and submission) is a catch all phase used to describe an interest in [about=sadomasochism]sadomasochism[/about], [about=power exchange]power exchange[/about], and [about=bondage]bondage[/about]. Strictly speak [about=fetishism]fetishism[/about] is a not part of BDSM, but fetish imagery but is very common in visual depiction of BDSM activities and so we will include it in this discussion. To someone outside of the fetish / BDSM [about=BDSM Community]scene[/about] it might appear to be a very homgeneous group of people, this is not the case however. An interest in BDSM is a [about=paraphilia]paraphilia[/about] and as such the stimulous that brings on the sexual arousal in an individual will vary from person to person. For one person [about=objectification]objectification[/about] and sexual [about=humiliation]humiliation[/about] might be a huge turn on whilst the thought of being [about=caned]caned[/about] by a [about=dominatrix]dominatrix[/about] does nothing to them at all. For another person the reverse might be the case.

Broadly speaking BDSM can be sub divided into a number of different categories;

[b][about=Bondage]Bondage[/about][/b]: The arousal comes from the fantasy or act of being physically restrained or tied up. This is usually linked to submissive behaviour. For many people the bondage is a physical manifestion of a desire to give up control to another. The bondage can act as a permanent reminder to the sub that they no longer control what is happening to them.  The sensations of being bound can also be arousing in their own right as it can stress the body and give the sub something to struggle against.

[b][about=Dominance and submission]Dominance and submission[/about][/b]

[b][about=Fetishism]Fetishism[/about][/b]

[b][about=Infantilism]Infantilism[/about][/b]

[b][about=Sadism]Sadism[/about][/b]

[b][about=Masochism]Masochism[/about][/b]



[heading]See Also 



[item][about=sadomasochism]sadomasochism[/about]

[item][about=power exchange]power exchange[/about]




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