How to learn about BDSM?

[TheRedLantern]

This is something that I've always had a tangential interest in and have brushed up against in the past, but it's not something I know well enough to write about. In reading through threads on this forum, I see a number of aspects that I've made use of or even imported wholesale into my own play, so I feel like I'm not far away from "getting it." However, even though I have what I believe are most of the pieces I'm not totally sure how they fit together so I'm not sure what questions to ask.

Is there a place to go to learn more about this? I read the Story of O and Anne Roquelaure's Sleeping Beauty in college, but I was never sure how to think or talk about splitting apart some of the aspects that I connected with while leaving behind other parts that didn't make me feel the way I wanted to feel, or whether that was even possible. I looked over the Library thread but there's a lot there and I still wasn't able to turn that into specific questions I could just post.

And if anyone is willing to answer a few questions that will probably wander around, I can't offer anything in return other than a genuine curiosity and an eagerness to hear your perspectives.

 

[dominantman22]

Findimg serious litersture on bdsm dynamics is somewhat difficult, if psychological asoects and comcepts are your interest

 

[filthytrancendence]

And if anyone is willing to answer a few questions that will probably wander around, I can't offer anything in return other than a genuine curiosity and an eagerness to hear your perspectives.

I'm not trying to pretend like I'm an encyclopedic expert, but it's something I've been interested in for a long time and feel like I have a good grasp of many of the nuances.

I'd be happy to take a crack at answering questions. You can DM me if you prefer.