BDSM, an a?ronym that stands for Bond?ge, Discipline (or Domination), Sadism, and Mas?chism, ?s a term u??d to d?scrib? a wide range of cons?nsual ?rotic practices that involve pow?r ?lay, ?ontrol, and somet?mes pa?n. A? w?th many aspects of hum?n behavi?r, BDSM taps ?nto psychological ?nd physical des?res th?t v?ry