What BDSM means?

What BDSM means?

BDSM is a word composed from the following abbreviations: B&D (Bondage & Discipline), D/s (Dominance & submission) and S&M (Sadism & Masochism). It means, that it can cover a play, where heavy pain is inflicted or tight bondage is applied or where one person drive another. There is one sign common for all three: there is at least one person, who lead the scene (called top, Dom,Domme, Dominant, Sir, Master or Mistress ), and at least one person, who is controlled (called bottom, sub, submissive or slave ).

Bondage & Discipline – Physical control & enabling the bottom through bondage , humiliation and corporal punishment are used to control the behavior of the bottom. The top forces the bottom through applying different forms of dominating, physical control & behavioral correction techniques to achieve certain goals through the given rules. If these are broken, then punishment takes a place. Punishment can be in many forms, mental or physical. Role playing such as parents/children, teacher/student can also be used.

Dominance & submission - This is the basic process of power exchange as the top dominates the bottom. BD & SM are many times used in part as a tool to achieve D/s.

Sadism & Masochism - pain is involved. The masochist directly or inadvertently likes to receive pain, the sadist likes to directly or inadvertently inflict pain.

BDSM can be a lifestyle, it can be a favorite game regularly played with a partner, or it can be something what would be never understand by some. Most people in the BDSM community say, that erotic power exchange is one of the most sensual things you can experience. I can't say, if it is true for everybody, but it is surely for me.