Bondage is Healthy?

"BDSM is a lot healthier than cigarettes" – Photo Courtesy of House of Taboo

Science continues to amaze me with what it can uncover about how our sexual choices impact our lives. Take BDSM sex, for instance. This practice was once considered to be a deviation from “normal” sex, but science has found it’s healthy. I guess it’s time to visit the House Of Taboo.

It was not that long ago that BDSM porn was something that just wasn’t socially acceptable, but was to be considered firmly in the realm of deviants. That isn’t true any longer, however. Sites like House Of Taboo have not only begun to flourish, but have also become socially acceptable. At least, to a certain degree.

BDSM sex has been so unacceptable in the past that many aspects of it have made their way into the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. It’s labeled as an unusual sexual fixation. Otherwise known as a paraphilia. What BDSM sex practices are in this handbook for psychologists and psychiatrists’ Practices such as masochism, sadism and domination. You would think that their inclusion in this manual would mean that these practices are the result of an unhealthy mind. However, current research has shown that to not be the case.

This new scientific study shows that people who indulge in many of these “fringe” practices have better scores on psychological and personality tests than those who practice so-called “normal” sex. Which means they are actually mentally healthier than their normal counterparts. That is not only great news, but it also means that I can continue my membership to the Training Of O  and Hustler’s Taboo.

I know many of you who aren’t into BDSM might be confused by this study. You might even be asking why BDSM sex practitioners would be more mentally stable than their “average sex” counterparts. And that is something that is really easy for me to explain. That’s because people who engage in acts such as domination, submission or bondage aren’t repressing their innate sexual desires.

What I have learned over the years is that a lot of mental problems in our society come from individuals who try to repress, or stuff down, their normal sexual inclinations. You see this a lot with people who try to ignore their sexual nature because of societal or religions conventions.

Let me give you an example. Take the stereotype of the preacher’s daughter, for instance. In a lot of instances, not all mind you, this person has had her sexual desires so compressed that when she reaches adulthood she is the biggest whore that you will ever find. She is often the one fucking every guy she comes across. I have seen this stereotype in movies such as Footloose, but I have also seen one in real life. She was passing out blow jobs like they were candy in a church’s pew during a sermon!!

Sexual repression leads to greater rates of depression, suicide and hostility toward the opposite sex than can be found in other instances. That is probably why BDSM sex practitioners are mentally healthier. They aren’t Hog Tied by societal or religious morays. Therefore, allowing themselves to be better functioning people. And isn’t that what we all want’