Many practices in the field of BDSM can be potentially dangerous or at least lead to health problems. For this reason, the points of safety and responsibility in BDSM play a very special role.
We have taken a closer look at the different safety concepts in BDSM and present you the different approaches. This way you can enjoy the games of different kinds in a particularly relaxed way in the future.
SSC - the basis of the BDSM scene by tradition
With the introduction of the first real BDSM scene, the safety of the participants played a particularly important role. Because also regarding the legal situation there were quite dangers for the active and passive players.
In this sense, the basic idea was established by David Stein in the 80's, where Safe, sane & consensual should be the basis for every game. Every BDSM game should accordingly be safe, sane and consensual and should be within these boundaries.
Even today, SSC is considered the basis for most play in BDSM. However, due to the changing legal situation and also due to different currents, other principles have become established in the meantime.
RACK - more focus on responsibility
A concept like SSC is too restrictive for many people, because this concept hardly allows to test the limits of the play partner and to play along them. This is where RACK comes into play. RACK is the abbreviation for Risk-Aware Consensual Kink and means above all that each person can set different priorities and a different willingness to take risks.
The concept must and should therefore always be adapted to the current situation, so that both participants play by the same standards.
PRICK and CCC - for the real border crossers
PRICK: Personal Responsibility Informed Consensual Kink, is a variant of RACK that focuses even more on personal responsibility. However, PRICK also means that players must have a much deeper knowledge of the consequences of their own actions.
CCC, on the other hand, means Committed Compassionate Consent and represents the extreme of the scene. CCC is especially common in Total Power Exchange. Here the sub is always and absolutely at the mercy of the top and has practically no possibility to define his own limits.
The Safeword - the last anchor of security
No matter which concepts you use with your partner, you should always agree on a safeword. Because with this word the game must be interrupted immediately.
If there is such an agreement, then you can play according to CCC and still be sure that you can interrupt the game at any time within the scope of your own responsibility.
Do not forgo this necessary security for you and for your playing partner, so that both ofyou can enjoy playing together at your individual limits in peace.
