BDSM is about more than whips and chains. You have to trust each other – emotionally, mentally and spiritually. People who enjoy BDSM (which is a large and ever growing group) say it results in amazing erotic intensity. And it’s about more than just pleasure and pain. It’s about entering a different state of mind, a feeling that’s unlike anything else in our safe and normal lives.The science backs this up. The pain caused by BDSM sex causes the body to divert blood from the brain, including those areas of it that distinguish between you and other people. So these intensely painful experiences can result in a feeling of oneness with your partner and the world. Sex with the potential to reach a higher state of consciousness? Sounds good to us.