Smothering

When airways are blocked for sexual pleasure, it's referred to as smothering. Usually, smothering happens when someone covers their partner's mouth or face with their body or an object, like a pillow.

The BDSM community views smothering as a type of body worship and a fetish practice. There is some evidence that millennials are making facesitting and smothering more common.

More About Smothering

Sitting on one's partner's face is one of the most popular smothering tactics. Traditional facesitting does not deprive the submissive person of oxygen, even though this approach seems comparable to the sexual practice of facesitting.

This type of smothering is called "queening" because the woman looks like a queen seated on her human throne. The dominant's buttocks or genitalia may smother the submissive partner while they sit. Women may also use their breasts to suffocate their partners. When being smothered, the submissive person is usually expected to provide the dominating person oral pleasure.

The submissive can be physically restrained with bondage equipment or held down by the dominating person. Another option is to utilize a smother box, which is a unique stool that holds the submissive in position.

Since the dominant has ultimate authority, smothering serves to strengthen the dominant and submissive bond in a BDSM couple. The weight or pressure a submissive feels on their body frequently intensifies their pleasure. They might also appreciate their partner's scent and flavor in such proximity. Similar to any activity that stops someone's breath supply, the submissive may experience euphoria as a result of oxygen deprivation.

People should be cautious when smothering because it might be dangerous to restrict one's airflow. At the very least, dominators should occasionally give their partner room so that the submissive can breathe. For the submissive to halt the smothering at any moment, a "safe action" should also be established.

There are smother clubs that serve those who have a similar fetish, even though smothering is seen as a fringe pastime.