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Sensual Sadist

A Sensual Sadist is someone who uses mild pain or uncomfortable sensations (such as tickling, poking, or light electrostim) to inflict pleasurable sensations on a willing and consenting partner. While their focus is still on being in charge of the feelings and the reactions they bring to the person, most Sensual Sadists prefer lighter pain or strong sensations, focusing on ones that the bottom finds extremely pleasurable or erotic rather than painful. A Sensual Sadist is often but not always Dominant.

Most Sensual Sadists enjoy the feeling of having physical power over their partner's body. But rather than doing so with pain or uncomfortable sensations, they prefer to use their power for reactions caused by deliberately pleasurable sensations. Compared to other types of Sadists, Sensual Sadists tend to to focus the infliction of more pleasurable stimuli, rather than on the extreme reactions from strong, usually painful sensations.

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