A study shows that bondage lovers are not abnormal
- 3. Two per cent of people regularly partake in sadomasochism and dominance and bondage relationships .
- 4. They are not doing so in reaction to sexual abuse or because they are deficient in some way.
- 5. The study was done on the sample of 20,000 people at the University of NSW.
- 7. It was more common among gay, lesbian and bisexual people.
- 10. Also, they were not significantly more likely to be unhappy or anxious.
- 12. Results are showing they score significantly lower on a scale of psychological distress than other men.
- 14. It suspect it might simply be that they're more in harmony with themselves because they're into something unusual and are comfortable with that.
- 15. There was also an assumption, mostly among the general public, that people involved in BDSM were sexually deficient in some way.
- 16. Another assumption is that need particularly strong stimuli such as being beaten or tied up to become aroused.