BDSM is a term most often used to describe a range of sexual
behaviors, but it's also an approach to sex and sex play. The
term comes from three other acronyms: B&D, which stands for
bondage and discipline D/s, which stands for dominance and
submission S&M, which stands for sadism and masochism BDSM isn’t
a clinical term universally used by medical or health care
professionals; it’s more often a term used by people to describe
their own sexual practices, and sometimes used by others to
denounce the way others choose to have sex. There isn’t one
accepted definition for BDSM. A very general one might be that
BDSM is a form of sexual expression that involves the willing
and consensual exchange of power. Notice that the definition is
“sexual expression” and not just sexual activities. A lot of
people who engage in BDSM talk about the fact that most of it
happens in your mind, and often the sexual activities you can
see are the least interesting aspect of the action. An example
of BDSM might be using a pair of sto