Category: D/s, Power Play
Subcategory: Power exchange / Protocol

Journal / Blogging Duty

Journal/Blogging Duty involves the submissive maintaining a regular written record of their thoughts, experiences, emotions, or activities as required by their dominant. This may include daily reflections, detailed accounts of BDSM encounters, tracking progress on goals, recording fantasies, or documenting feelings about the relationship dynamic.

This practice creates multiple layers of connection and control. Submissives often find the process helps them process experiences, track their development, and deepen their submission through self-reflection and transparency. The knowledge that their private thoughts will be read can intensify vulnerability and honesty. Dominants value the insight into their submissive's mind, the ability to track patterns or progress, and the control aspect of requiring this level of disclosure. The journal becomes both a communication tool and a tangible expression of the power exchange through mandated personal revelation.

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About the category D/s, Power Play

Dominance and submission (D/s) and power play revolve around the consensual exchange of control between partners. This dynamic can manifest in countless ways—from bedroom-only scenarios to comprehensive lifestyle arrangements—all centered on one partner taking a controlling role while the other yields authority within negotiated boundaries.

People are drawn to power exchange for diverse reasons: the freedom found in surrender, the thrill of exercising control, the deep trust required, and the opportunity to explore aspects of themselves not expressed in everyday life. Unlike physical BDSM activities which focus on bodily sensations, D/s emphasizes psychological connection and the erotic potential of power differentials, creating experiences that many find deeply fulfilling on both emotional and sexual levels.

About the subcategory Power exchange / Protocol

Power exchange protocols establish formalized patterns of behavior between partners that reinforce and express their D/s dynamic. These may include specific language requirements, postures, rituals, or rules that symbolize and maintain the consensual power differential between participants.

People engage in protocols for the structure and clarity they bring to power exchange relationships. These practices create consistent reminders of roles, deepen the psychological aspects of submission and dominance, and provide a framework for expressing devotion and control. For many practitioners, the mindfulness required to maintain protocols creates a meditative focus that enhances connection and satisfaction beyond what more casual power dynamics might offer.



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