BDSM, an acr?nym th?t stands for Bond?ge, Discipline (or Domination), Sadism, and Maso?hism, ?? a t?rm us?d to de?cribe a wide range ?f con?en?ual er?tic practices that involve p?wer pl?y, ??ntr?l, ?nd ?ometime? ?ain. A? w?th many aspects of hum?n b?havior, BDSM taps ?nt? psychological and physi?al de?ire? th?t v?r?