BDSM Correlated With Better Mental Health, Says Study

Thanks for this, interesting post.

I think the claim that people with 'unusual' needs or tastes have had to work hard to acclimatise such needs and themselves within a 'normal' sexual spectrum does indeed mean that they become more sensitive and more tolerant toward others in general.

I also think that most decent adult relationships have an inbuilt power exchange somewhere at their heart... Bdsm roles are merely the developed and refined expressions of such eternal themes as the Bossy female, or the wise girl who 'cruelly' strings her lover along with the held out promise of her mercies and rewards.

Personally, I've found that the openness and frankness with which Bdsm exchanges have to be negotiated in real life leads to genuine heart to heart sharing and deep encounters of loving trust which can penetrate to depths that purely vanilla loving cannot easily reach.

G.

 

Personally, I've found that the openness and frankness..
genuine heart to heart sharing and deep encounters of loving trust...

Just a cut and paste of things that made me smile

 

Here's the paragraph I thought was most relevant;

"Andreas Wismeijer, a psychologist at Nyenrode Business University in the Netherlands and the lead author on the study, told LiveScience that people involved in the BDSM community may have scored better on these surveys because they tend to be more aware of and communicative about their sexual desires, or because they have done some "hard psychological work" to accept and live with sexual needs that are beyond the scope of what is often considered socially acceptable to discuss in the mainstream."

G.