BDSM is a consensual relationship wherein there is a safe word and the submissive has an equal amount of power if not more so. The sub 100% has the power too stop anything they don't like or want, and the terms are agreed upon in advance. I have a friend who is a part of that scene and she said a lot of people who have suffered abuse in their lives explore the community and consider it empowering because of that condition.

As far as I understand, the criticism against the story is that there is no consensual relationship. She uses the safe word, says stop and no and he ignores her. Furthermore he controls her everyday activities. Because she had no agency, that is abuse.

From what I understand a lot of the BDSM community is rather miffed that people are calling this " BDSM" at all.

And though I appreciate the joke, I'm also a little squicked out by the comparison between this and therapy.