Autoerotic Asphyxia
 

I think that's what it's called.

Anyway, basically, I have this thing where if I hold my breath for a long while, it gets me aroused, and I'm able to get myself off.

Sometimes I won't even be able to get off unless I hold my breath.

Does anyone else experience/practise this?

Is it arousal or dizziness that you experience?

I know of it but i've never encountered it before. Most of the people I know hate having their throat touched let alone squeezed, and I personally hate being constricted at all. The only time I hold my breath is when I'm swimming :)

I saw a website somewhere that featured autoerotic asphyxiation deaths. Seems quite a few people end up getting into situations they can't get out of themselves and end up dying.

Dang, where was that?

Anyway, be careful least you end up a funny internet statistic.

In the world and lifestyle I live, its one of our HARD_LIMITS, meaning no freaken way. there are just too many other ways to GET OFF. Once you stop breathing, it can be for ever.

The term you use above is a very dangerous play mechanism a few hardcore people use.

If thats your thing, I highly, highly advice you find professionals(very experienced people, read and go ever....ever so slowly down that road....ITS VERY VERY DANDEROUS...if done wrong!!!!

bermuDa, I actually experience arousal. For some reason, it makes all the blood rush down there or something...

And the reason why there are people that day from that is because they are using things to stop their breathing. I just hold my breath, and when it gets to be too much, I let it out.

different strokes I guess!


not for me but I've heard of alot of people who really enjoy this...be careful though.

Thats how Michael Hutchense (INXS) died...

Le Petit Moi, I have several questions for you because I am facinated by this practice.
Do you do it during sex or during masturbation or both?
Do you do it over and over until orgasm is reached or wait until your're close to orgasm and then do it?
Do you hold your breath and let it go at the moment of orgasm, or what?
If you have a SO, does he/she know you do this?
And finally, how did you discover that this would excite you?

Do you do it during sex or during masturbation or both?
-Both, but more during masturbation.

Do you do it over and over until orgasm is reached or wait until your're close to orgasm and then do it?
-I do it over and over. Breathe in, hold it, let it out.

Do you hold your breath and let it go at the moment of orgasm, or what?
-See above.

If you have a SO, does he/she know you do this?
-Yes, he does.

And finally, how did you discover that this would excite you?
-When I was in fourth grade, I spent the night with one of my girl friends. She ended up being a bully and sexually tortured me through the night. One thing she did was arouse me, while pushing my head into a pillow so that I could not breathe. Since then, not breathing has helped me get to orgasm. Sad, eh?

I dont know, thats kind of scary.

I think something like this is something you need to be really careful with, cos it can pretty easily all go wrong, with fatal results.

Hrm...I can kind of relate to this...

I've notised, when masturbating (and only then)...as I near climax, I tend to hold my breath. It kind of builds 'pressure' in the genital area...and when I'm feeling impatient, it's kind of a way to 'push' the orgasm out, i guess.

I make sure I breathe as often as I need to..
I can't imagine trying to use artificial assistance or trying to 'hold' my breath as long as possible though.
(which to me, is what I think of as the 'true' autoerotic asphyxiation'..extreme and dangerous)

Well, I know what you mean with holding your breath towards the end, but I was wondering if anyone else actually like hold their breath throughout getting off. I sometimes hold my breath so hard that my chest starts doing this hopping thing and I turn red.

However, I don't see this as dangerous because I can let my breath out if I really need to. I never use gags or anything. Most I've ever used was a pillow during sex.

Huh. I've definitely heard of this before, but I'm not so sure it would be something I'd want to do. However, explaining why will be a bit of a tangent, so bear with me: I'm assuming I'm not alone here in that for most, if not all, of my everyday life I'm not conscious of my breathing. My brain takes care of it and I just do my thing. However, I find that if I think about breathing (ie. if I hold my breath maybe these hiccups will go away) then it's hard to get my brain to take back over, that is to turn it from a conscious exercise back into an unconscious one. And man....it's got to be the most annoying thing ever. Because I've discovered one thing: my brain is way better than I am at breathing. I always end up breathing too little and ending up short of breath, or too much and hyperventialting and getting all dizzy. It's one of those things you need to stop thinking about to stop thinking about. Anyways...yeah. That probably wasn't worth the space it took up, but....*ahem*. My two cents.

I'd be vaguely worried about the old spiral. Reinforcing asphixiation with orgasms is a good way to make asphixiation->arosal connection stronger.

And, as people noted, getting turned on by asphixiation has problems if it passes beyond where you are right now. =/

On the bright side, it is probably no more dangerous, and more socially accepted, than doing recreational drugs. Just keep the fact it could get dangerous if you don't keep it in control in mind.

And, meanwhile, enjoy. =)

The thing to remember about autoerotic asphyxiation is that it tends to escalate to a danger level. For a long time, they thought people were just committing suicide in a strange way, but after some research they found that it was people whose autoerotic asphyxiation tendencies got out of control and they'd get to the point where they would hang themselves to get off, but then they'd slip and hang to death.

But yeah, I'm drunk so ignore the run-ons!

I can understand. I automatically hold my breath when I'm having sex and getting close to orgasm. It's almost like it brings on the orgasm. I actually squeeze and hold my breath so long and hard that I have broken capillaries in my face. It makes my face look all speckled. Hubby and some of our friends who know my habit will sometimes half jokingly half seriously remind me to "breathe, breathe" when I'm cumming cause they know I don't mean to do it.

Don't get me wrong I can cum without holding my breath but it's more or less an automatic response.

I also like the feeling of hands on my neck. I don't think I would ever be willing to try choking. I just know that it can be dangerous and it's a line that I think would be too risky to cross.

I am kind of the other way


when i get aroused i hold my breath

Is this actual asphixiation, or is it constricting the bloodflow in the neck?

I can't imagine anyone actually wanting to be choked; but maybe like when you were a kid and made yourself pass out by holding your neck.

I like it when my SO covers my face with her hands as I am appraoching orgasm. I can't that I want to be asphixiated but there is a certain intensity that comes from not being able to breathe as you reach orgasm...

I've never heard of something in deapth in what you're talking about LPM, however, i was watching some channel on Life network or something about how some women can just use deep breathing and Kegals (don't know? ask me)... exercises to get off... without anyone (themselves included) touching any part of their body. They could just lay down and use deep breathing... i was in awe, i wish it was like that for me... does this have anything to do with holding your breath? i'm not quite sure, i just figured there was something to it... *shrugs*

One girl I was with wanted me to choke her as she was getting close to orgasm...like, neck-in-crook-of-elbow from behind choke hold action. I half-heartedly complied, (kind of let her choke herself with my arm) but it actually really creeped me out.

Am I the only one who thought this was majorly fucked up? There is, of course, your answer if you want to work it out. You might want to just get this crap out of your psyche so you don't have the whole asphyxiation thing to deal with.

Like someone above said- right now it's no big deal. But what happens when it starts getting out of control and becomes dangerous? Not that I'm sure it would get out of control, but it seems you might have some other issues to deal with regarding this incident which might make this behaviour obsolete to your sexual satisfaction.

The only things I do is hold my breath for long periods of time. I do not gag myself with things, or hang myself. Most I've done is have my boyfriend choke me lightly...and I can stop him if I need to. So I am at no danger. I was just wondering if this is a something others do, really.

I don't find it to be a problem, really...though it does end up giving me headaches in the end. :(

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I'm always for whatever people like that gets them off, so I'm not knocking that you like it. I just thought the root of it was disturbing and it kind of distracted me from your real question. Sorry bout that.
I put myself in the 'no' category. I'm actually a little surprised that more people haven't responded in the affirmative on this one. I thought there were some hard core sex freaks on this board. I'm disappointed! :(

(Hard core sex freak being a compliment, mind you)