Question about Psychology of BDSM (with apologies)

[TomOfSweden]

Here's a thought. could it be that the one thing all BDSM practitioners have in common is that we question obvious truths around us and that we aren't afraid to question our own roles and sexuality. It being like a floodgate. Once you start poking at the "hard limits" and they break, BDSM is where it all ends up.

Traumas and powerful emotional events might be the things that push us over the edge, and help us to start to question everything vanilla people take for granted. Whether it leads us to BDSM or extreme sports is another matter. It's all about being more alive, is it not?

I'm just throwing it out there, and not making any claims.

I love this thread.

[tessa]

What a fascinating thread! I don't feel I can add anything to it at this point, but I will definitely be coming back to read any new posts and re-read the previous ones again and again.

Thanks all for your thoughts!