I can definitely relate to what you say about the healing power and therapeutic value of BDSM. Nothing quite equals the feeling of well being I get after the catharsis of a great session. Corporal punishment, in particular, comes with quite a lovely endorphin buzz, but dopamine and other nice chemicals usually flood my neural synapses when I play. BDSM remains one of the sweetest releases I get to experience in this life. I stop short of calling it therapy, even though it can also be emotionally and psychologically beneficial because that kind of implies dommes are licensed therapists which of course they are not.