erotic asphyxiation video

Famed NYC Medical Examiner Dr. Michael Baden (Dead People Guy) AKA Dr. Death,Explains why auto-erotic asphyxiation is not a healthy way to kill time.

Erotic asphyxiation

Erotic asphyxiation is the intentional restriction of oxygen to the brain for sexual arousal. It is also called asphyxiophilia, autoerotic asphyxia, hypoxyphilia, or breath control play. Colloquially, a person engaging in the activity is sometimes called a gasper. The erotic interest in asphyxiation is classified as a paraphilia in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association. Psychiatrist Joseph Merlino stated that it meets the criteria for a disorder "because it has the potential for lethality or serious injury.