The Fifty Shades series is no guide when you want to get started with BDSM.

25 facts about BDSM in a nutshell.

Everyone knows it but no one does it. "BDSM" . The Movies Fifty Shades has pulled a little out of its shadow and a veritable run on "BDSM" articles arose online but still seems to have some kind of shame when it comes to some kinkier sex in the bedroom.

For those who really don't know let's first tell you what BDSM stands for now.

B = Bondage

D = Discipline and Dominance

S = Submission and Sadist

M = Masochism

Research shows that a person is often interested in just 2 of these meanings.

#1 Did you know that SEX does not always have to happen within BDSM?

When you think of bdsm you may immediately think of sex. While this is always true for some, others draw a hard line between the two and there is (almost) never sex when they engage in bdsm. After all, a massage in the bedroom doesn't have to turn into sex either.

#2 Did you know that the most common misconception is that there would be something wrong with people who do BDSM?

#3 Did you know that NO just means NO also within the BDSM lifestyle.

#4 Did you know that you can't tell from someone if they are doing BDSM.

This myth is unfortunately still frequently mentioned

#5 Did you know that not the Dominant but the submissive is actually in charge .

#6 Did you know that 65% of women fantasize about a form within BDSM?

#7 Did you know that 57% of people have ever fantasized about being tied up?

#8 Did you know that a well-known myth is that if your partner is into bdsm this is the only kind of sex you can have

#9 Did you know that people within the bdsm scene disapprove of the movie 50 shades because it involves an unhealthy relationship and the scenes are unrealistic

#10 Did you know that most couples who do bdsm are monogamous? So doing bdsm does not mean you have to have sex with multiple partners

#11 Did you know that in Belgium BDSM is forbidden? This while research shows that 46.8 percent of Belgians are participated with some form of BDSM

#12 Did you know when it comes to mental health and BDSM, statistics indicate that practitioners are more satisfied with their sexuality?

#13 Did you know that 61% of Italians aren’t familiar with BDSM ?

#14 Did you know 23% of women add handcuffs to their bucket list they would like to try in the bedroom?

#15 Did you know that in the last 25 years where a person died during sex it only involved bdsm in three cases?

#16 Did you know that statistics show that people who do bdsm have more experience with oral and anal sex?

#17 Did you know that people who do BDSM are more satisfied with their sex life than people who don't do BDSM?

#18 Did you know that Subspace is a trance-like experience that occurs in the submissive during and/or after a successful BDSM session?

#19 Did you know that Findom stands for Finacial domination of the submissive and this almost always takes place online?

#20 Did you know that the German actress Renate Müller was requested by Aldolf Hitler to kick him several times in his balls. Once Hitler lay on the ground he masturbated after which he thanked her.

#21 Did you know that the word Sadism is linked to Marquis de Sade? In the 18th century this writer wrote pornographic works in which beatings of women often occurred. He himself served time in 11 dungeons because of sadism.

#22 Did you know that Catherine the Great employed people to tickle her feet and that she had a "play" room in her palace with murals of penises and vaginas

#23 Did you know that in Finland 70% of people who engage in BDSM report having experienced verbal humiliation?

#24 Did you know that 12.5% of the world's population practices BDSM on a regular basis?.

#25 did you know that 61.4% of people who fantasize about bdsm do so before the age of 25?