by vahavta Edge Player

All the risks below are possibilities of the listed activity. They are listed in no particular order. Please do not consider it to be exhaustive or use it as your sole determining factor when it comes to your safety. Some risk possibilities must nearly always be considered; a few of these can be found here. Additionally, please note that the list below does not account for acts of intentional malice or for every complicating medical condition.

Possible mitigation strategies or more information sometimes appear under risks when given. These should not be considered solutions that bring a risk to 0%, nor should they be considered the only possible solutions or information. Likewise, lack of a mitigation strategy or research being listed does not mean none exists.


Relationship insecurity

Forming negative associations with sex/play

Unintentional triggering and/or triggering of unknowns

Short (consider upcoming job interviews, events, etc) and long-term self-esteem consequences

Bottom feeling insufficient/unworthy of using safeword; Lack of ability of top to understand where a line has been crossed

Overhearers/onlookers

Legal misadventures

Inability to orgasm/complete other behavior without programmed/trained trigger on one’s own or with other partners in the future

Awkward situations happening upon hearing/encountering programmed/trained trigger “in the wild”

Loss of trust from doctors and other authority figures

Loss of ability to see red flags in relationships

Damage to a bottom's internal drive, ability to complete goals, self-worth