Who Practices Autoeroticism

Current day fads

Autoeroticism has been the latest thing topic in the sexual tabloids and in Hollywood glamour magazines, particularly when a famous personality actor dies in bizarre circumstances. Such was purportedly the case with the deaths of Jerry Kosinski (in 1991 and Michael Hutchence (in 1997), though no confirmation to maintain the claim was produced in either case. The death in 1994 of Stephen Milligan, the British Conservative MP for Eastleigh, was a case of auto-erotic asphyxiation combined with self-bondage. This combination proved to be lethal for him.

An unintentional death due to autoerotic asphyxiation was an essential plot ingredient in the film The Ruling Class (1972, starring Peter O'Toole. It was also a prime theme in Rising Sun, a movie starring Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes, based on the book by Michael Crichton. It is also portrayed in the movie Ken Park.

Incidence

The statistics regarding autoerotic deaths are unknown but it is suspected that in the United States, there are about 800-1000 deaths each year. In a number of cases of autoerotic deaths, there is confusion between accidental death and suicide.

Estimates of this type of sexual practice are hard to come by. No one actually brags about doing it. Data are only available from the deceased and forensic studies. The world we live in today and the usual sexual practices no longer stir up any more sexual excitement. Autoeroticism is a hardcore game with the ultimate sexual thrill.

Autoeroticism is generally practiced in solitude although rarely, it may be practiced with other members of the same sex. The name of the game is to produce hypoxia (lack of oxygen) in a multitude of ways.