It has nothing to do with euphoria. From the source:

In 2021, a research team led by Debby Herbenick, provost professor at the Indiana University School of Public Health, interviewed 24 women aged 18 to 33 in depth about their experiences of strangulation during sex. Although, for most, their first experience had involved no prior discussion – including one who was having sex for the first time – the majority now viewed it as “routine and regular”. All believed it was safe, despite experiencing many physical reactions, including coughing, gasping, difficulty swallowing and breathing and vision changes. Some said they accepted being choked for their partner’s pleasure, even though they didn’t personally find it arousing. Others did enjoy it and sought it out as “adventurous” and “exciting”.

The paper notes that historically, autoerotic asphyxiation is rare among women and adds, “It is curious how sexual asphyxiation, which has long been described as predominantly engaged in by/for men’s arousal, has become so frequently enacted by men on women partners.”

Bows makes the same point. “What’s not being talked about is that this is happening overwhelmingly to women by men. If you accept what people will argue – that this is an activity that’s enjoyed because it’s ‘sensual’ – then why aren’t men the recipients more often? To me, it’s just another way we’ve culturally legitimised men harming women.”

It just keeps going like that. It's really wroth reading.

Ok but you do realize how comparing it to crack is not helping here right

Like I'm more than happy to also warn people to stay tf away from crack lol

Mfw I browse the fediverse daily and am aware of some of the conflict that has gone down between y'all. I am on Lemmy too much lmao

Read to source. Choking became mainstream in porn.

It's like any other risky behavior - there's still a risk, but ultimately it's up to you if you want to risk death in pursuit of orgasm.

Haha people get so pissy about reality - I'm a domme and engage in some choking, but have strict rules around it. It is silly to pretend there's 0 risk to choking. Be informed and get consent.

Liking it doesn't take away the risk. There's a lot of things we do in life that have risk, but we still do them for various reasons.

By all means, enjoy the thrill! But educate yourself and be aware that there is no completely safe way to choke or be choked. And of course always get consent.

Within kink it you aren't learning the basics of the risks of something before doing it you aren't following either of the dominant models of how to properly engage. Safe Sane and Consensual demands you learn enough to confirm something is safe (most people consider choking incompatible with this model). Meanwhile Risk Aware Consensual Kink demands you make yourself aware of the risks before consenting.

I get wanting to turn your brain off. I love subspace in part because it shuts my brain off. But going into something in kink without doing your due diligence is how you risk getting seriously injured. I play with fire and electricity, but consider choking too dangerous for me.

If I found out someone who told me they had plenty of experience bottoming for electricity (and thus I didn't give the safety spiel) didn't understand that it can fuck with implanted electronics and can be fatal to people with pacemakers (very basic safety knowledge for estim), it's unlikely they'd ever be able to convince me to play with them again. I'd just consider them to be too reckless.

BDSM is dangerous at times. It's fun as all hell, I fucking love it, but it has dangers. You need to use your brain first so you can decide how you're comfortable turning it off.

Yeah, I'm somewhat experienced in kink irl (been pretty involved in scenes for most of my adult life and have been an edge player in some form for a lot of it) and choking is way more dangerous than people think. People will point to blood choking (squeezing the arteries at the side of the neck) or air deprivation as the "safe" way to do it, and yes, they're safer than windpipe choking, but any time you are depriving a brain of fresh oxygen to the point it's noticeable there is a chance it will cause permanent damage. For anyone who's interested in learning more Jay Wiseman is the traditional go to on this specific topic.

Your body, your life, your decision what risks you take, but personally it's the only kink that the more I've learned about safety regarding it the less willing to take part in it I've been.

I do that to myseld with my poorly fitting work clothes xD

What kind if damage are we talking?

the face cheek ~

okay fine, bottom cheeks can also be fun and maybe nicer since usually one doesnt get tenderly touched there.

so maybe its extra soothing? hmm dunno... no I think that would just cause excitement more so than warm comfy feels. tracing someones back should be better for that.... maybe

Yes

yeye I know that's also wonderful. Maybe a bit of movement, a small bit of light scritchies. yeah. mhm thats nice, makes me make sounds---

"Never drink and dom" was the one we learned, right after "safe, sane, and consensual".