1. A Study Shows That Bondage Lovers Are Not Abnormal

3. Two per cent of people regularly partake in sadomasochism and dominance and bondage relationships .

4. They are not doing so in reaction to sexual abuse or because they are deficient in some way.

5. The study was done on the sample of 20,000 people at the University of NSW.

7. It was more common among gay, lesbian and bisexual people.

8. The participants were more likely to have been more sexually adventurous in other ways.

10. Also, they were not significantly more likely to be unhappy or anxious.

11. Men who take part may be happier.

12. Results are showing they score significantly lower on a scale of psychological distress than other men.

14. It suspect it might simply be that they're more in harmony with themselves because they're into something unusual and are comfortable with that.

15. There was also an assumption, mostly among the general public, that people involved in BDSM were sexually deficient in some way.

16. Another assumption is that need particularly strong stimuli such as being beaten or tied up to become aroused.

18. The main point of the research is to shun these stereotypes.