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Articles

A BDSM Beginner’s Guide to Subspace, on Healthline (includes sub drop too): PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DO ANY PLAY, so you can stay safer and also not freak out if you find yourself crying nonstop 24 hours later or whatever

A Guy’s Guide to Embracing Your Inner Submissive, by Gigi Engel on InsideHook

Fetish & Submission from a Black Person’s Perspective, by Bishop Black

How to Be Submissive: The Ultimate Guide, on Dom Sub Living: another example of “ultimate guide” being marketing hyperbole, but it’s a pretty thorough starting point

Books

Available only in the Submissive Guide's Shop: books on a range of submission topics

BDSM Guide for New Submissives, by Joy Solano

The New Bottoming Book, by Janet W. Hardy and Dossie Easton

Submissive's Guide To BDSM Vol. 1: 66 Tips On How To Enjoy Happy & Healthy BDSM Relationship As A Sub, by Matthew Larocco

Yes, Mistress: Why Men Crave Female Domination, by Alicia Zadig

Facebook Groups

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FetLife Groups

BBW Submissives

Dominance and Submission (All Things Discussion)

Submissive Men and Women Who Love Them

Submissive Women Only!!

Submissives/Slaves/Bottoms Without Dominants

Groups

SubSpace Seattle

Videos

Avoiding Sub Frenzy and Advice for New Submissives, by Evie Lupine

3 Tips on How to Be Submissive, by Desires Laid Bare

Submission & Bottoming

Q. Aren’t submission and bottoming the same thing?

A. Nope. You can be a bottom, loosely defined as the person having stuff done to them, without being submissive, which involves a mental shift of wanting to please the dominant.