Just as a curiosity… how many of you consider bondage or bdsm fetishism a sexual and/or mental disorder?
Officially, it is listed in a number of psychological texts as being a disorder, but it is being removed soon.
Homosexuality and bisexuality was also among these texts and has since been removed.
Do you think it should be left in as a disorder, or should it be removed?
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November 13th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Sexual fantasy is an important element of human sexuality. As long as the sexual role playing is consensual and does not break any laws then by no means can it be described as a mental disorder. Sex is for pleasure as much as it is about re-production and if people find it pleasurable to do no matter how odd the fantasy is then fine.
November 13th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
With me, it affects performance on occassion, sometimes I can’t finish without that aspect of it.
November 13th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
As someone who will unfortunately have to work with the DSM* in the future, the best I can say is maybe. First off, let me state that while I will be working in a field that uses the DSM, I also am a strong proponent of safe and educated BDSM so much so that I have owned my own slave for 2.5 years.
As for your question, all I can really say is maybe. On the one hand, when done in the proper setting, with the proper education, preparation, safety precautions, communication, and trust, BDSM can be an extremely healthy and positive thing for any short term or long term relationship. However there are unfortunately many people who participate in BDSM who don’t make sure to cover all those important steps before hand and as a result in far too many cases the end result is an abused submissive or slave. In this regard, BDSM can be extremely dysfunctional because it can have an unhealthy result on someone’s physical and emotional well being as well as have an extremely detrimental effect on a person’s lifestyle.
BDSM can be an extremely dysfunctional and unhealthy activity/lifestyle, however BDSM can also be an extremely healthy and positive activity/lifestyle. I think that the "dysfunctional" classification should remain however I believe that it should be specified to only specific situations that actually are unhealthy as opposed to all forms/experiences of BDSM which may not be dysfunctional at all.
*The DSM is the main psychological text in which everything is discussed, categorized, and pathologized including BDSM, fetishes and paraphilias which arelabeled dysfunctional as was being LGBT.
November 13th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
It should be removed. It is part of sexual orientation just as much as bi/gay/straight is. It is just seen as "wrong" to many people just as gay/bi once was, and still is in some environments.
I guess i should add that yes, sometimes people are involved in BDSM for unhealthy reasons or in unhealthy ways. But that is not something that is exclusive to BDSM. Look at girls that "are bi" because that is what they feel is desirable (yes some really are oriented that way, but some are not, but force it for the wrong reasons), or individuals that are overly sexual or sexually abusive due to neglect or abuse as a child. Yes there maybe sexual dysfunction that does take the form of BDSM…..but being into bdsm itself is not a dysfunction
November 13th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
i consider it a great way to spend the weekend