General BDSM survey

I find it rewarding that another person is receiving pain from me.

I enjoy being useful to another person in practical or meaningful ways.

I tend to guide the direction of interactions.

1. I find satisfaction in being relied upon for practical support or assistance.

I prefer acting in accordance with another person’s directions.

Consensually causing pain to others during intimate interactions can feel rewarding to me.

I often want to be the person leading during interactions.

I enjoy paying attention to the practical needs or preferences of another person.

I prefer having someone else guiding me during my interactions.

I feel more comfortable following someone else’s lead in intimate dynamics.

I prefer responding to direction rather than directing interactions myself.

I prefer sexual experiences that involve receiving physical pain.

I find it rewarding to contribute in ways that are practically useful to another person.

I get satisfaction from shaping the flow of my interactions.

I enjoy guiding during my interactions.

I find it appealing when decision-making authority is clearly assigned.

I find it satisfying to make another person’s daily life easier through my actions.

I do not enjoy interactions where authority is not assigned.

Experiencing physical pain can feel rewarding to me in certain intimate contexts.

I enjoy interactions where my usefulness to another person becomes an important part of the experience.

The act of giving pain itself can feel rewarding to me.

I often find myself interested in receiving physical pain.

I am drawn to interactions where my actions provide practical benefit to another person.

Experiencing physical pain does not usually make me want to withdraw from an experience.

I want to carry out what another person asks of me.

I am drawn to experiences that involve physical pain being directed at me.

I tend to feel comfortable taking an active role in giving painful physical sensations.

I am drawn to interactions where I can contribute in ways that are genuinely helpful to another person.

There are times when I miss receiving physical pain.

I tend to approach painful physical sensations rather than avoid them.

I prefer relationships where decision-making roles are explicitly arranged.

I can find it satisfying that another person experiences pain from me.

Experiencing physical pain can feel desirable to me.

I can find fulfillment in handling tasks that reduce another person’s burdens or responsibilities.

Giving painful sensations to another person can feel desirable to me.

Receiving physical pain is not something I automatically try to avoid.

I find it appealing when power is clearly structured in a relationship.

I am attracted to roles that involve leading others.

I enjoy anticipating things that would help another person before they ask for them.

I prefer roles where my decisions determine how things are done.

My sexual experiences feel incomplete when I don’t receive physical pain.

I seek roles that allow me to establish rules for others.

I prefer interactions where it is clear who holds authority in different situations.

I am drawn to interactions where authority is intentionally placed with a person.

I dislike interactions where I have no role in shaping what happens.

I tend to experience personally received pain as satisfying.

I naturally tend to take charge during my interactions.

I sometimes feel a strong need to receive physical pain.

I am drawn to dynamics in which authority is consciously agreed upon.

I want others to act in accordance with my decisions.

I can experience positive feelings when another person receives pain from me.

I prefer interactions where authority is defined through clear agreements.

I see power exchange as a core part of how I connect with others.

I want interactions in which another person holds authority over me.

I find giving painful sensations to others enjoyable.

I feel at ease being the person who administers painful sensations to others.

I am comfortable when people have clearly defined authority roles within a relationship.

I prefer placing myself under another person’s authority.

I am drawn to dynamics where someone else provides direction.

I feel uncomfortable when I cannot influence the course of an interaction.

Giving painful sensations to others does not make me uncomfortable.

Which of the following best describes you?

Which of the following best describes you?

How much experience do you have with these types of dynamics?

How do you mainly engage with these dynamics?

How comfortable are you exploring these types of interactions?”