BDSM, an acr?nym that stands for B?ndage, Discipline (or Domination), Sad?sm, and Ma?ochi?m, is a t?rm u?ed to des?ribe a wide range of c?nsensual eroti? practices that involve power ?lay, control, ?nd sometimes pa?n. As with many aspects of hum?n beh?vior, BDSM taps into psychological ?nd physi?al des?res that vary