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CallaFirestormBW -> RE: breathplay (7/20/2008 8:32:57 AM)
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ORIGINAL: cuckold37
all of you bring up good points about breath play.i believe that most of you have never tried it however.it is a scary thought that you could die or be permantly affected by asphyxia.many of us do things everyday that offer the same results.this is a fetish that needs to be practiced safely with a partner.that said the allure of a plastic bag over your head restricting your air is too hard to resist for some of us.it is an awesome feeling.please just try to understand its just another fetish that you may not have an interest in.be safe in your play
I've experienced breath play, back when I was earning my crop. The man who did it was very, very good, and because it was -so- difficult for me to get into and hold onto submission, breath play was the one time that I really got a sense of him "holding my life in his hands" so to speak.
That being said, it is something I will never participate in again, either as a Top or a bottom. The reason for this is that I attended a medical training event that discussed temporary anoxia and the impact on the brain. It was made clear during this training (which I attended as part of the development team for a clinical trial of a treatment for cancer that could result in throat swelling to the point of anoxia), four neurologists walked us through the anoxia process, and explained that an individual can -die- from one episode of anoxia, with no other symptoms, and after having been perfectly healthy prior to the event. In other words, the first time you do breath play, it is possible to die (or kill the person you're doing breath play on). Further, I attended a second seminar on carotid plaques and stroke, and discovered (much to my dismay) that preventing blood flow through the carotid (another common form of anoxia play) can release plaques in the artery that will cause disabling stroke or death -- and again, that this can happen the first time, and/or with no prior warning. The other thing that was relevant was that it didn't matter how many times someone had survived anoxic episodes before -- every single episode could be a killer.
After these seminars, I came to the realization that I valued life much more than I valued that brief glimpse into being totally and abjectly owned. Those who owned me agreed (one of them was part of the team on the same projects I was on), and we also agreed that it would not be done in the confines of our household, because of the danger of death for service members and the attendent risk of incarceration for dominant members involved in participation.
Sudden death is not an effective way to participate in a living-intensity way of life. However, if you have a deathwish, it may be just your thing.
I do have to say that I agree with HVW's organization's choice not to allow this play at their events. I don't believe we should choose for others what they do in their own homes. Everyone has the right to make the choices appropriate for him or her, once the true risks are assessed... but I think that organizations have the right to decide that certain things cannot be safely done in their environment, or that the risk to bystanders is too great to allow that kind of play at group events.
Calla Firestorm
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