People describe it as a floaty, high state that submissives and receivers experience during and after the play.Īdditionally, using restraints may produce a feeling of sensory deprivation. Some possible benefits may include: Enhances pleasureĮvidence suggests that participating in BDSM leads to an altered state of consciousness called subspace. As pleasure and pain may activate the same part of the brain, engaging in these practices may help to enhance pleasure. Others note that they may compare bondage to an eroticized way of practicing mindfulness, similar to meditation or other general leisure activities, as it allows them to relax and practice a form of focused attention.Ī 2019 study also adds that the brain’s pain and reward systems can influence why people enjoy BDSM. Similarly, a 2020 study notes that many practitioners find the giving, taking, and exchanging of power to be sexually arousing.Īdditionally, the study adds that playing with interpersonal power through the exchange of power via physical restraint is one of the most common reasons people engage in bondage practices. Additionally, a 2015 study investigating females in the kink community adds that bondage is a preferable activity, with more than 85% of individuals indicating they participate in bondage for sensual or erotic pleasure.Ī 2021 systematic review notes that BDSM interactions are complex, and several psychological, social, and biological processes can influence this sexual behavior.Ī 2019 systematic scoping review suggests that it allows people to assert dominance by giving them total control and power over the situation. Evidence suggests that 58.9% of males and 54.4% of female BDSM practitioners list bondage sex as one of their favorite BDSM activities.

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