Liking it doesn’t take away the risk. There’s a lot of things we do in life that have risk, but we still do them for various reasons.
By all means, enjoy the thrill! But educate yourself and be aware that there is no completely safe way to choke or be choked. And of course always get consent.
From what I’m reading there’s no “risk” involved: it’s just harmful. Risk implies it can be done without any harm, but harm is more likely than not. Smoking cigarettes isn’t risky behaviour it’s harmful behaviour.
A couple of reasons. First, from a submissive perspective, it’s a really vulnerable point of the body that can be used to wrest away control. You don’t even need to choke for that feeling. If you don’t understand why the feeling of helplessness can be sexy, you just won’t get this one. Second, there’s a chemical induced euphoria that happens during the act of choking and explodes immediately after that, at least for me, is comparable to an orgasm but NOT an orgasm. It’s especially potent the moment you stop throttling the blood flow to your brain.
The thing is, choking isn’t about cutting off the air flow. Doing that by hand sucks so bad and HURTS. The pleasure comes from pressure on the artery and it happens quick.
Liking it doesn’t take away the risk. There’s a lot of things we do in life that have risk, but we still do them for various reasons.
By all means, enjoy the thrill! But educate yourself and be aware that there is no completely safe way to choke or be choked. And of course always get consent.
From what I’m reading there’s no “risk” involved: it’s just harmful. Risk implies it can be done without any harm, but harm is more likely than not. Smoking cigarettes isn’t risky behaviour it’s harmful behaviour.
I believe their question was WHY do people enjoy it. Which I’m also curious about.
My comment still stands. Some people like it, whether it’s because of porn or not, but it’s really important to know that it is never safe to do.
A couple of reasons. First, from a submissive perspective, it’s a really vulnerable point of the body that can be used to wrest away control. You don’t even need to choke for that feeling. If you don’t understand why the feeling of helplessness can be sexy, you just won’t get this one. Second, there’s a chemical induced euphoria that happens during the act of choking and explodes immediately after that, at least for me, is comparable to an orgasm but NOT an orgasm. It’s especially potent the moment you stop throttling the blood flow to your brain.
The thing is, choking isn’t about cutting off the air flow. Doing that by hand sucks so bad and HURTS. The pleasure comes from pressure on the artery and it happens quick.
Interesting. Thank you, that was very informative!
I don’t think people do. The behaviour probably stems from a desire/need to satisfy their partner. Pavlovian conditioning probably plays a role too.