These kind of questions are very deep psychological questions that, if you're not ready to realize all aspects of your own mentality or personality, you won't know the answer for.

In some cases; The answer is just there, you always understood it because you have a deep understanding of who you are. In other cases, the answer is not so forth coming, and in fact may confuse and scare some people to know that they do not know the answer. In either case, knowing the answer won't end world hunger, nor will it make a difference in the political debate, but it may make you a better person for knowing, and you will feel more at ease with your urges to want to be spanked or tied up. It's one of those deep, soul searching questions in which you usually aren't the same once you realize what the real answer is. Submitting just because it turns you on is not always the case, and in fact most submissives do not participate in these acts just cause it gets them off. It's something far deeper into the psyche than simple orgasm. It's a very defining characteristic that anyone who knows what they're looking for can see in someone very easily.


Disclaimer; This is all my opinion, and not really based on science or anything. I've just over analyzed these kind of things a bit too much, and this is the end result. So please take it with a grain of salt.