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Choking during sex: many young people mistakenly believe it can be done safely, our study shows (theconversation.com)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Article links to a different article for actual risks. Here they are

Strangulation is linked to many different kinds of injuries regardless of whether there is consent. These can include bruising, sore throat, neck pain, a hoarse voice, a cough, difficulty swallowing, swollen lips, nausea and vomiting.

Other more serious impacts include pregnancy miscarriage, unconsciousness, brain injury and death. Miscarriage and death can occur weeks or months after the initial strangulation.

(...)This includes memory loss and difficulties problem-solving. Brain injury also accumulates so the more strangulations, the worse it becomes.

I mean goddamn, what kind of choking are these people doing that makes their partner vomit and have brain damage ? Who is this for ? I've used choking and been choked and it's certainly not supposed to be even close to this hard. So i guess that's the message. If you're choking your partner until they have memory loss and difficulties problem solving, or pregnant, don't do it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It provides a laundry list of potential risks, but that is not sufficient for risk assessment. Decapitation is a potential risk of driving, but that fact alone isn't useful for assessing whether or not you should drive.