I'm baaaaack!

Our move is, more or less, over. By the time you read this we'll have been in the new apartment for a week, have given up the keys to the old place, have moved everything over, have spent half a day cleaning, have argued with the local office manager, have fought tooth and nail against pets who feel it's their god-given duty to be pains in the ass, made dozens of trips up and down our new and exciting stairs... Generally the normal stress and effort of a move. But it's done - except for the last bit of unpacking and the new couch delivery in a week or so - and so it's slowly feeling more like home. Time to get back into the swing of things here!

So I found this picture on Tumblr, and it made me happy:

http://forgivemeprettybaby.tumblr.com/post/107342682135/darwincastillo-bdsm-positive-mental-health

But to quote it, it says:

The Journal of Sexual Medicine revealed that those who engage in bondage, discipline, sadism, and masochism (BDSM) may be more psychologically healthy than those who don't. The study authors think being open about your sexual kinks leads to a self-acceptance that can translate into positive mental health. So break out the restraints, if it's your thing!

First, let me just cheer this on! It's amazing. I did a very small amount of digging, and while this article actually looked fascinating:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.00795.x/abstract?deniedAccessCustomisedMessage=&userIsAuthenticated=false

I suspect that this is the one it was referring to:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jsm.12192/abstract?deniedAccessCustomisedMessage=&userIsAuthenticated=false

getting full access through that site isn't cheap (without a subscription, it's $6 for a 48-hour pass, $15 for unlimited read-only access and $35 to actually buy a copy of the PDF), but I'm still incredibly tempted. For that matter I'm curious if I know anyone who has access to those journals who may be able to get me copies...

My new quest is to find copies of those without spending an enormous amount of money, apparently.

More seriously though... It's one of those things where I've known in the back of my head that there's a lot of research into the area of kink for a long while now, but have never gone looking for it. It's really worth my time and - within limits, of course - resources to do so.