| BDSM Bondage,Discipline, Sadism, Masochism This is amongst other terms. There are so many different ways of looking at what it stands for but this is what i've found most common. Really if Y/you look into each word there is a way of finding the same meaning in the long run. submissive someone with a submissive personality that serves a Master/Mistress/Dom/Domme but has set strict limits after going through the checklist with their Owner. slave someone with a submissive personality that serves a Master/Mistress/Dom/Domme and has tried not to set limits as to how the are used. i say tried not to set limits because as we all know it's not possible to not have any limits at all in our lives. Master/Dom A male with a dominant personality that owns subs/slaves. Mistress/Domme A female with a dominant personality that owns subs/slave Top Not necassarily a Dominant but likes to instigate activity in sexual matters. bottom Not necassarily a submissive but enjoys being told what to do or having things done to them in sexual matters scene Can be used in a couple of different ways. Y/you can be said to be part of the bdsm scene...meaning community. It can also be used as a meaning for BDSM activities. discipline This usually means some sort of punishment ie:spanking, whipping, essays. sadism Enjoying causing pain to another. And to clarify for S/some of Y/you people in BDSM don't enjoy inflicting pain just to do it. It's usually done to make someone else feel good. masochism The enjoyment of receiving pain. But there is a difference in pain for those that are just learning about all of this. There is pain that just happens and there is erotic pain. erotic pain Alot of people in the lifestyle learn to enjoy the pain. There is a place in their minds that they change the pain to something that turns them on. Possibly as a part of foreplay for some. play This term is used usually to represent a BDSM activity. switch someone that has a personality that is dominant and submissive. They will serve and dominate depending on their needs at the time. |
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