Dangers of breath play

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Dangers of breath play

There are real dangers involved with breath play, and if you enjoy choking your partner or enjoy being choked by your partner, you need to understand everything involved.

What is breath play?

Erotic Asphyxiation is the official term used for breath play, breath control, or choking. You intentionally restrict your partner’s breathing during sexual activity, which is achieved through strangulation, smothering, or suffocating your partner. Breath play can be used during masturbation as well, and this is called autoerotic Asphyxiation.

Many people who enjoy breath play say it increases their sexual arousal, and they have more intense orgasms by depriving their brains of oxygen. However, breath play is very dangerous, and if you don’t know or understand what you are doing, you could potentially cause irreversible damage or, worse, kill your partner or yourself.

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If you and your partner decide you want to participate in breath play, the first thing you need to do is educate yourselves. You need to understand the anatomy of the head, neck, and chest, along with the pressure points and what kind of force should be used during breath play.

Communication is vitally important if breath play is part of your scene or activity, which must be discussed beforehand. You will have to work out a system where your partner can let you know if you need to stop. They can either tap you three times or drop an item to the floor, alerting your partner to stop immediately.

Most importantly of all, you need consent to do this. It would be best if you discussed this beforehand when setting boundaries and limits. You can not discuss this in the heat of the moment, as the sexual high of the endorphins will often allow boundaries to be pushed further than intended.

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You can not be intoxicated or under the influence of drugs when participating in choking. Choking while intoxicated or under the influence could lead to more severe injuries or complications; consent can not be enthusiastically given under those circumstances when chem sex is involved.

Side effects of erotic Asphyxiation include:

  • coughing
  • dizziness
  • numbness
  • muscle weakness
  • loss of coordination
  • disorientation

These are all dangerous side effects in any situation, and if things go wrong, your partner could have brain damage or have a heart attack. You could potentially damage the larynx or cause hematomas. I have heard of people suffering from burst blood vessels in their faces or eyes.

If you feel you need to participate in this type of kink, please educate yourself and make sure you take every precaution seriously. If done incorrectly, you will cause irreparable damage to your partner and possibly land up in jail.

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Erotic Asphyxiation is the official term used for breath play, breath control, or choking. You intentionally restrict your partner’s breathing during sexual activity, which is achieved through strangulation, smothering, or suffocating your partner. Breath play can be used during masturbation as well, and this is called autoerotic Asphyxiation.

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