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FieryOpal -> RE: Is BDSM inherently sexual? (3/22/2015 5:31:38 AM)
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OP, good selection of choices, and I've been meaning to come back to this for a few weeks. Only now I can't remember whether I picked "Folks can do this and not get horny?" or "Yes, for me."
BDSM is quintessentially erotic for me. In fact, like NookieNotes, since I'm not Sado-masochistic either, it's the B&D portion (with "B" being more about Mental Bondage/Mental Domination than with lengthy physical bondage scenes or requiring externally-reinforced ritualistic practices [e.g. use of chastity device for orgasm control]) which appeals to me.
It's like splitting hairs over the use of the words "sensual" and "sensuous." A sensual experience involving the 5 physical senses with sensory input and feeling sensations may not necessarily translate into erotic sexuality; whereas a sensuous experience will be sexually arousing. (What DesFIP described during bondage was evocative of sensuous or sexually stimulating responses which are more than purely sensual in nature.)
I can see that for some who are either asexual or even demi-sexual (requiring an emotionally intimate connection), or who play casually, that assorted facets of BDSM may not be sexually arousing to them, but simply pleasurable and/or gives them a high or a rush.
Nonetheless, with the inclusion of the SM in BDSM, technically this was originally termed Algolagnia/Algalagnia, originally known as Algophilia:
Classical Greek: άλγος, algos=pain +λαγνεία, lagnia=lust)
◾ n. Sexual gratification derived from inflicting or experiencing pain. {Dictionary.com}
◾ A sexual tendency which is defined by deriving sexual pleasure and stimulation from physical pain[1], often involving an erogenous zone.
-- Studies conducted indicate differences in how the brains of those with algolagnia interpret nerve input.[1] {http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Algolagnia}
◾ A perversion (as sadism or masochism) characterized by pleasure and especially sexual gratification in inflicting or suffering pain. {Merriam-Webster}
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