The HBO show Euphoria is generating a bunch of coverage for its depictions of kink. It’s not a show I care to watch, so I’ve no idea how fair (or not) its coverage is. If the goal is controversy and debate, it’s certainly managed that.
The latest kink it has drawn on is mummification. That in turn has generated a lot of hand wringing about it’s potential dangers. For example, this Metro article and this in LAD Bible.
The concern seems a little misplaced to me. Or, perhaps more correctly, doesn’t draw the right distinctions. Wrapping plastic over the face for breathplay is definitely dangerous and not for beginners. However, that’s a different thing in my mind to mummification. Wrapping the body below the neck is a lot less risky. It’s not something to undertake lightly. You should always make sure you’ve done basic research, go slowly and have safety shears to hand. But it’s not a high risk activity like breathplay. In some ways it’s easier and less risky than regular bondage. A simple plastic wrap has less chance of causing nerve damage or twisting body parts awkwardly. I’ve done mummification lots of times and always felt safe. Only a small fraction of those experiences involved putting anything over my face.
This mummification shot from The English Mansion does feature something over his face. However, I doubt he’s going to object too much in this case.
I’m not a fan, and neither is my Wife, of breathplay by being wrapped in plastic. At the same time, She has taken my breath away countless times in the manner shown above. We’re both big fans of facesitting (from different perspectives) but I’ve rarely been as lucky as the submissive shown above whose penis is unlocked and possibly free to fully enjoy his predicament. You don’t always get what you want.
But sometimes you get what you need 🙂
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Mummification
There’s increasing use of Deep Pressure Therapy in the non-kink world. Consistent, deep pressure on the whole body shuts down cortisol production and releases dopamine. It’s an almost universal physiological response, but is especially pronounced and therapeutic with neurodiverse people. Google “Temple Grandin hug machine” and “weighted blankets” to see for yourself.
We should really think of kink as experiments at the edge of human neuro- perception. With facesitting.
Interesting. I’d heard of weighted blankets of course – even got a mention in my follow-up post 🙂 – but hadn’t realized there was such a thing as deep pressure therapy. That hug machine is fascinating.
I’m going to remember that line about experiments. Next time someone asks my how one of my kinky vacations was, I’ll tell them I did a lot of experiments at the edge of human neuro- perception. Might leave out the facesitting bit.
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