BDSM is a term that stands for such patterns in sexual behavior as Bondage and Discipline, Domination and Submission, Sadism and Masochism.

All of the above practices imply different degrees of pain infliction, humiliation, torturing, etc., that is why they are considered inadmissible in neutral social context. However, being applied in the course of a sexual scene on mutual consent of the partners bdsm is safe, non-abusive and extremely satisfying.

The reason for high intensity of feelings during bdsm lies in similarity of brain stimuli causing sexual arousal and pain. With these areas overlapping, pain is sometimes misinterpreted as pleasure and the ultimate sensation is unique.

Providing that basic bdsm credo, being Safe, Sane and Consensual is observed, bdsm practice is considered legal in most civilized countries, with major cities having bdsm communities and bdsm cafes, bdsm toys in adult toy shop networks, etc. However, some bdsm practitioners prefer the RACK formula specifying that bdsm practice is a Risk-Aware Consensual Kink.

But what’s in a name? That, which we call bdsm by any other name would include such concepts as sub and dom, top and bottom, pitcher and catcher, active and passive. The roles in bdsm play we’ve just enumerated are just as well present in other realms of human activity, for example, in the working surrounding or military organization, and it often happens so that people dominating in real life want to switch roles in sexual play, pass over the responsibility to an authoritative Master and obey his or her commands inviolately as a slave. On the other hand, some people enjoy the feeling of power and strength acquired in bdsm scene that they are deprived of in other social contexts. Anyway, it is not always the case, and certain bdsm practitioners live out adopted roles 24/7, thus being in the lifestyle.