Fear play is any sexual activity involving the use of fear to create sexual arousal. Unlike masochistic tendencies, fear play does not offer the subject pleasure or arousal through a rush of endorphins , but rather a terrified mental state which triggers a release of adrenaline. Fear play is typically considered edge play , a category of BDSM -related activities with high physical or psychological risk. While Limits are usually set out in sexplay, they may be pushed or ignored in some edge play scenes to heighten sexual arousal as the subject becomes excited by the feeling of helplessness.
Although sex trends seem to change every week, there are some that are here to stay. If you're on the more vanilla side of things, you'll probably to be surprised to hear about these weird sexual fetishes which are, basically, what most of us would consider painful. Tying someone up for a spank may be a little naughty, but it's nowhere near as naughty as cutting your own leg off for pleasure. And, yes, that really happens. Human sexuality is a really confusing thing, and sometimes the line between pleasure and pain isn't just blurred, it's erased entirely. Check out these painful sex fetishes , but don't try them at home without doing your research. Some of them require a doctor's supervision.
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As a species, our sexual tastes are as varied as our fingerprints. Below is a list of every sexual fetish we can think of. Some, like the widely parodied foot fetish , are more commonplace, while others, like vorarephilia, are less well understood.