Don’t Hold Your Breath!

Ever hold your breath for a long period of time and feel like you were going to pass out?  Asphyxiaphilia is when you cut the air supply off by strangulation (self induced or by your partner) to achieve an orgasm.  With experience I can tell you the orgasm is incredible.  Cutting off the oxygen to the brain causes a release of endorphins which then causes a temporary high.

Unfortunately it is an orgasm that is achieved by staying on the correct side of the line.  If you go too far you end up hurting or killing your partner.  I couldn’t even imagine! It’s not just breath play that takes place when you are using strangulation as your form of breath play.  Strangulation can cut off the blood to the brain through local arteries and veins that travel up the upper neck area.  Also, usually marks get left when using strangulation.  So be careful and make sure you trust your partner.

Reality is that this is typically a much safer fetish then what it may sound like.  Not sure about you but I have not heard about a bunch of deaths popping up stating the cause as being strangulation during intercourse. There are martial arts forms like Judo that use the same areas of the neck on their opponent and death is not the outcome.

Though self breath play or it’s actually known as autoerotic-asphyxiation is or can be very unsafe.  This is self induced strangulation while masturbating.  There are some who use a method of hanging themselves to achieve this. This is known in some circles  as “scarfing”.  This is actually quite dangerous due to nobody else usually being around in case something does go wrong.  But the imminent danger of sudden death increases the orgasm that is achieved.  This is sometimes referred to as “terminal sex”.  When someone is hanging themselves in this sexual manner it is not to hurt themselves or end their life.  The actual reason is to cut off the blood flow to the brain which causes euphoria as I mentioned before and this enhances the orgasmic experience. Due to family embarrassment these deaths go unreported due to the actual cause and tend to be in the numbers of 200 or more per a year in the US.

There are some who use plastic bags over there head to cut off the air supply and this is VERY dangerous! Suffocation is a part of breath play but it is not intended to injure yourself or your partner.  Use common sense when experimenting in any fetish play you may come across.

I have had partners try breath play with me or versions of it and it is pretty damn hot and you do reach a great orgasm or the sex is much more intense.  But I warn with caution to pay attention and use your best judgment.  A safer way is to cover the mouth and nose of your partner and have a safety code or tap out method so neither of you goes too far.  This won’t leave marks and is pretty damn hot! For some it’s twisted and I get that but that is why it’s called a fetish

If any of you are into this leave me a comment! I’d love to know more.

Kisses,

Ask Naughty Nikki