Pain, violence, sex and love all are associated with the release of a variety of hormones and chemicals within the human body. These can be caused by watching, hearing, or imagining such experiences. Mild masochism and sadism might involve erotic spanking, tickling and love-bites, progressing through to “rough” sex or involvement in clubs specialising in bondage and discipline, domination and submission, and sadomasochism.
There are usually no legal problems with these as sexual acts, as long as they are between consenting adults. In serious role plays, the participants should have pre-agreed signals for when things are getting too painful or unpleasant.
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