Altered States of Consciousness in BDSM
BDSM induces altered states of consciousness known as sub-space and top-space
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Hermes Solenzol
Jan 1212 min read
Consent Is Not As Simple As It Seems
Understanding consent is key to prevent sexual abuse and rape.
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Hermes Solenzol
Dec 2, 20238 min read
The Difference Between Sadism and Cruelty
Sadism is the consensual infliction of physical or emotional pain while cruelty is to make people suffer for an ulterior goal.
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Hermes Solenzol
Sep 30, 20236 min read
Can Choking During Sex Cause Brain Damage?
Choking during sex can produce brain damage from neuronal death from anoxia, reperfusion injury, and changes in heartbeat.
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Hermes Solenzol
Sep 29, 20233 min read
Breath Play: The Air Choke and the Blood Choke
Asphyxia during sex can be done using an air choke or a blood choke, which block air entry or the blood supply to the brain, respectively.
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Hermes Solenzol
Sep 21, 20233 min read
How deathly is choking during sex?
Death by autoerotic asphyxiation is less common that thought. Still, choking is the most deathly BDSM activity.
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Hermes Solenzol
Sep 20, 20235 min read
Why do people enjoy being choked?
People like to be choked because they find it pleasurable.
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Hermes Solenzol
Sep 16, 20232 min read
How Common Is Sexual Choking?
Several surveys show that college students increasingly practice choking during sex
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Hermes Solenzol
Aug 24, 202320 min read
Dopamine: Why Heroin Is Addictive but Porn Is Not
Porn is not addictive. It induces short increases of dopamine and not the sustained ones produced by cocaine and opioids.
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Hermes Solenzol
May 18, 202314 min read
The Neuroscience of Vaginal Orgasms
Women with spinal cord transections experience vaginal orgasms with sensations carried by the vagus nerve.
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Hermes Solenzol
May 8, 20237 min read
The Origins of Dominance-Submission
Dominance-submission frees ourselves from the psychological pressure of pride and shame.
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Hermes Solenzol
Jan 23, 202311 min read
Mind-Fucking in BDSM: Safety, Consent and Learned Helplessness
Mind-fucking in BDSM presents unique challenges to avoid breaking consent, trauma, and inducing learned helplessness.
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Hermes Solenzol
Jan 15, 202313 min read
The Art of Mind-Fucking
In BDSM, mind-fucking are mental games that produce defeat and surrender in the submissive.
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Hermes Solenzol
Jan 6, 20233 min read
Responsibilities of the Dominant and the Submissive
A list of responsibilities of the dominant and the submissive that derive from the ‘safe, sane and consensual’ rules of ethical BDSM.
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Hermes Solenzol
Dec 22, 202211 min read
Why Do Sadists Enjoy Inflicting Pain?
A survey of sadists reveals that they inflict pain to achieve pleasure, connection and intimacy.
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Hermes Solenzol
Dec 4, 202211 min read
The Feminist Sex Wars: Radical Feminism Against Sex-Positive Feminism
Radical feminism and sex-positive feminism has been battling for 50 years.
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Hermes Solenzol
Dec 1, 202210 min read
Scientists Find the Areas of the Brain Involved in Masochism
Masochist pain activates brain areas involved in empathy, emotion and consciousness, but not in addiction.
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Hermes Solenzol
Nov 11, 20228 min read
Why Do Masochists Enjoy Pain?
Masochists enjoy pain by itself and to achieve sub space, focus, catharsis, empowerment, orgasms, vulnerability and intimacy.
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Hermes Solenzol
Oct 26, 202210 min read
Playing With Fire
Fire play in BDSM consists of setting the skin briefly on fire, or touching it with a flame.
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Hermes Solenzol
Oct 4, 202212 min read
The Art of Spanking
A spanking weaves an erotic theme using the position of the bodies, force of the slaps, cadence and ritual.
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