In the typically staid classical music section of The New York Times,
readers this past February were treated to an article about kinky sex
as a conduit to a more creative life. Georg Friedrich Haas, widely seen
as one of the world’s leading composers, came out in the newspaper of
record as a BDSM master to his wife Mollena, and credited their dynamic with helping him write his most recent, and well-reviewed, new works.
Once considered a shameful pathology, recent research has suggested BDSM can reduce anxiety and stress while promoting bonding. But could it actually make you more creative? A new study from the Science of BDSM research group at the Northern Illinois University indicates it certainly can’t hurt.
-MEL