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by sterlind 925 days ago
Amazing, I had no idea illusory pain existed. I've actually been looking for a safe way to induce pain, and this seems promising. I would have thought the BDSM community would make use of this, but a quick googling doesn't turn up any products. Any idea why?
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A notorious local dominatrix revealed many years ago the trick of "burning" her customers with a clothes iron stored in the refrigerator.
How about capsaicin induced pain? That should be very safe as long as you don't go crazy with the most extreme peppers/extractions.
Hypnosis community engages in all sorts of sense creation through hypnosis.