Let’s talk about Erotic Humiliation.

Erotic Humiliation is one of those oddball fetishes that nearly everyone participates in and yet very few people overtly admit their enjoyment of it. When you’re into being told you’re a “dirty girl”, you’re into erotic humiliation. When you get turned on by being naked in a room full of fully clothed women, that’s erotic humiliation, too. And when you’ve got a fantasy that involves being “caught” with a boner by the object of your lust? Erotic humiliation again!

erotic humiliation 800 356 6169How is that erotic humiliation can be such a common turn on?

It’s not surprising at all that erotic humiliation is a very common turn on. Humiliation, embarrassment, feeling bashful or abashed, are all subsets of one of the oldest parts of the human body. Imagine, if you will, the endocrine system. This endocrine system is in charge of some of the most primitive and vital reactions in our species. You probably learned about it as the Fight or Flight Response, but it really should be called the Fight, Flight, or Fuck Response. The adrenal glands, other lymph glands, various happy hormone producers in our body, and the hypothalamus all working together to keep us alive.

Basically, we’re all built to react to erotic humiliation.

When you get embarrassed, your heart races, your breath speeds up, your blood pressure elevates, blood rushes to your extremities and you flush. When you get turned on, your heart races, your breath speeds up, your blood pressure elevates, blood rushes to your extremities and you flush. Because both arousal and embarrassment are using the exact same metabolic pathways, a little erotic humiliation can feel very, very good. It feels like being turned on, and that can lead to some fun humiliation games between you and your partner.

Don’t forget to listen to Whore School on Sundays. On 7/31 I’ll be discussing Erotic Humiliation in depth!