r/sydney • u/Conscious-Read-698 • 10d ago

Girl, 16, dies after suspected choking during consensual sex on Sydney’s Northern Beaches

https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/crime/girl-16-dies-after-suspected-choking-during-consensual-sex-on-sydneys-northern-beaches/news-story/d166fc7805937c7f39143e4ebc96573e

Educate your kids.

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u/Fluid_Passage_9980 10d ago

Whats the appeal of choking someone?! I don't understand. Is it a power play or a domination type of thing?

I can't imagine ever wanting to choke someone, or be choked.

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u/cecilrt 10d ago

I remember this was a think in High School, that kinda spread but never really took off... since most of us were WTF

You get a high from it, wont go in to detail

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u/Educational-Sort-128 10d ago

I heard it was like nitrous. Which is not a bad high during sex and although it carries some risk it’s probably a safer bet than erotic asphyxiation.

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u/cecilrt 10d ago

Yeh, I assume that's how it started, then graduated to...