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BDSM (Bondage, Dominazione, Sadismo, Masochismo) DIZIONARIO DELL’EROTISMO INTRODUZIONE Le parole riportate in questo dizionario sono le più varie e coinvolgono il mondo del sesso nella sua interezza. Vi sono molti termini che coinvolgono in particolare il mondo del BDSM (Bondage, Dominazione, Sadismo, Masochismo). Esse sono sempre contrassegnate da tale sigla, in maniera tale da ben distinguerle dalle altre, a carattere più generale. A AB – Abbreviazione di “Adult Baby” (vedi il relativo significato). Abrasione – Categoria di giochi basata sullo sfregamento della pelle con oggetti ruvidi, che può andare dal piacevole al doloroso (BDSM). Adorazione – Baciare o leccare il corpo del Dominante (Dom) o il suo abbigliamento per stimolarlo eroticamente o come forma di umiliazione (BDSM). Adult Baby – “Bebè adulto”. Chi pratica infantilismo. Adulterio – Relazione amorosa con una persona diversa dal coniuge. Afrodisiaco – Sostanza a cui viene attribuito il potere di migliorare le prestazioni sessuali e accrescere il piacere. Da un punto di vista strettamente scientifico, non esiste alcuna prova certa che i cosiddetti “afrodisiaci” siano in grado di stimolare direttamente l'eccitazione e il desiderio sessuale. E' vero, invece, che esiste un effetto placebo , per cui se una persona crede fermamente agli effetti positivi di una data sostanza sulle proprie capacità amatorie, è probabile che i fatti gli diano ragione. C'è anche da tener presente che alcuni cibi possono provocare alterazioni organiche capaci di migliorare la circolazione sanguigna e quindi di facilitare l'erezione in un uomo e la vasodilatazione della zona vaginale in una donna. Altre sostanze, pur non essendo afrodisiache in sé, lo diventano indirettamente creando euforia o abbassando i livelli di timidezza e di autocontrollo. Tra i cibi e le sostanze ritenute afrodisiache, sono da segnalare: − peperoncino (migliora la circolazione sanguigna); − tartufo, contiene un ormone presente nel maschio che, pare, abbia effetto eccitante nelle donne; − altri cibi: ostriche, aragoste, caviale, cioccolato, fragole, cetrioli; − altre sostanze: ginseng (energizzante), catuaba (stimola il sistema nervoso), damiana (stimola e dà energia), muira puana, yohimbina (alcaloide estratto da un albero africano che provoca la vasodilatazione della zona lombosacrale). Ageplay – “Giocare con le età”. Gioco di ruolo basato su atteggiamenti infantili, in cui uno dei partner assume la figura dell’adulto. Fra le situazioni tipiche: Papà/monella, Maestra/allievo, ecc.. In alcune relazioni questa finzione viene mantenuta anche al di fuori dei momenti strettamente di gioco. Ago – Gli aghi usati in tutte le forme di piercing sono quelli sterili e monouso per utilizzo medico. Nel piercing temporaneo è pratica comune impiegare quelli delle normali siringhe vendute al supermercato. Agocannula – Strumento medico simile a uno spesso ago, usato per aprire il percorso a piercing di grossa entità. Agura – Figura tradizionale dello “shibari” in cui il sottomesso (sub) viene legato a gambe incrociate. Nonostante le apparenze si tratta di una posizione molto disagevole, che veniva utilizzata negli interrogatori militari medioevali. AIDS – Acronimo di Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (“Sindrome da Immunodeficienza Acquisita”). È la più nota malattia venerea e una delle più pericolose, ma non l’unica. Il suo veicolo è il virus HIV ( Human Immunodeficiency Virus ) che distrugge progressivamente le difese immunitarie dell'organismo, rendendolo poco resistente a virus e batteri. Il virus è presente nel sangue, nello sperma e nelle secrezioni vaginali delle persone infette: per questo i rapporti sessuali rappresentano il veicolo più frequente per la trasmissione della malattia. Altre modalità di contagio sono il contatto diretto con sangue infetto (scambio di siringhe usate, trasfusioni, trapianti) e la trasmissione dalla madre al figlio durante la gravidanza e l'allattamento. Qualsiasi attività sessuale fra partner promiscui dovrebbe tenere presente i rischi di infezioni e limitarli con tecniche di “safer sex". Alcolici – Generalmente malvisti negli ambienti BDSM, per motivi sia etici sia di sicurezza. La perfetta lucidità mentale è infatti condizione indispensabile per garantire sicurezza e consensualità dei giochi. Algolagnia – Definizione clinica del masochismo. Anche algofilia . Allergico, test – Per garantire che durante i giochi non vi siano reazioni allergiche potenzialmente pericolose a sostanze irritanti che si intende applicare sul corpo è uso provarne gli effetti su punti sensibili (es. l’interno del gomito) prima dei giochi stessi ed attendere qualche minuto. Se non vi sono reazioni patologiche si può procedere. Allungacapezzoli – Strumento metallico che viene applicato a capezzoli dotati di piercing a barretta per tenerla a una certa distanza dall’areola e favorire così un allungamento della carne (BDSM). Amenorrea – Assenza del ciclo mestruale per almeno sei mesi nel periodo della vita in cui normalmente esso dovrebbe essere presente. Si distingue generalmente tra amenorrea primaria , quando la mancata comparsa delle mestruazioni supera il limite del 18° anno di età, e amenorrea secondaria , quando si ha la scomparsa delle mestruazioni per un periodo superiore ai 3 mesi. L'amenorrea secondaria può essere dovuta a cause psichiche (anoressia, stress emotivo prolungato) o, più raramente, a cause fisiche (superlavoro, trasferimenti). Amore platonico – Con questo termine si indica generalmente l'amore romantico, spirituale, che esclude del tutto ogni rapporto fisico. Ampallang – Piercing orizzontale del glande, in cui viene inserita una barretta terminante con due palline, per una maggiore stimolazione durante il rapporto sessuale. Amplesso – Vedi “coito”. Amsterdam box – Struttura usata per sessioni di deprivazione sensoriale. È simile a un armadio stretto e poco profondo alle cui pareti interne (a volte imbottite, per isolare acusticamente) sono fissate cinghie o altri strumenti per immobilizzare la persona che vi viene chiusa dentro. La porta è spesso dotata di piccoli sportelli attraverso cui si può stimolare il sottomesso (sub) (BDSM). Andropausa – Corrispondente maschile della “menopausa”, che si verifica tra i 50 e i 70 anni di età. In corrispondenza di tale periodo c'è un calo della produzione di testosterone e di spermatozoi, l'erezione diviene ordinariamente più difficoltosa, e comunque richiede un tempo maggiore, il desiderio sessuale si riduce progressivamente, anche se la capacità riproduttiva non viene meno. Andrologia – Branca della medicina che studia le funzioni fisiologiche sessuali nel maschio (fertilità, impotenza, andropausa, ecc.). Andrologo – E’ il medico per gli uomini specializzato in “andrologia”. Anello fallico – anello che si indossa alla base del pene e che stringe tale base in maniera tale da creare prima di tutto stimolo per chi lo indossa. Tale stimolo porta flusso sanguigno ai corpi cavernosi dell’organo erettile ed il restringimento alla base di quest’ultimo, attuato dall’anello, ne ritarda in maniera consistente il deflusso. La decisa erezione del pene aumenta, a sua volta, ulteriormente la sensibilità temporanea di chi lo indossa, dando estremo prolungato piacere. Può essere fatto in diversi materiali, dalla pelle, a materiali gommosi, al metallo. Ne è sconsigliato l’uso a chi soffre di diabete e di disfunzioni nervose. Anilingus – (O analinguo ) stimolazione dell’ano con la lingua. Anorgasmia – Mancanza di orgasmo. E’ un disturbo sessuale per il quale un Individuo, pur eccitato, non raggiunge l’orgasmo. E’ quasi esclusivamente di origine psicologica, anche se alcune sostanze chimiche (antidepressivi triciclici) possono, nell’uomo, bloccare i canali seminali e quindi l’eiaculazione. Antoniou, Laura – Pseudonimo della scrittrice Sara Adamson (1963), autrice del ciclo narrativo The Marketplace , in cui viene descritta una vasta organizzazione dedicata all’addestramento di schiavi. Il tono quasi cronachistico ha contribuito a diffondere il mito delle società segrete (BDSM). Apadravya – Piercing verticale del glande, in cui viene inserita una barretta terminante con due palline, per una maggiore stimolazione durante il rapporto sessuale. Apadydoe – Combinazione di “apadravya” e “dydoe” (BDSM). Aperello – Munch tenuto nel tardo pomeriggio (BDSM). Arm sleeve – Vedi “guanto singolo”. Arte bianca – Sinonimo (specie nei paesi di lingua tedesca) di clinical (BDSM). Asanawa – Corda di canapa usata tradizionalmente nello “shibari” (BDSM). Asfissia posizionale – Disturbo potenzialmente letale della respirazione causato dalla forzatura di una posizione che impedisca il normale movimento del torace. Benché si sviluppi normalmente nell’arco di ore, è un fattore di rischio da tenere in considerazione nel bondage (BDSM). Astinenza – I periodi in cui non si svolge attività sessuale. Atterraggio – Termine gergale per indicare la fase conclusiva della sessione BDSM, che comporta un ritorno alla “normale” quotidianità. Attività sessuale – E’ qualsiasi azione comprendente l’impiego di organi riproduttivi umani, che siano essi “eterossessuali”, o “omosessuali”, o “bisessuali”. Con tale termine, nella fattispecie, ci si riferisce più specificatamente alle pratiche sessuali vere e proprie. Autobondage – Pratica che consiste nel praticare bondage su sé stessi, e che richiede particolare abilità e attenzione per ottenere risultati efficaci ma sicuri, perché sia poi possibile liberarsi senza aiuti esterni (BDSM). Autoerotismo – Attività sessuale mediante la quale un individuo si procura piacere senza ricorrere a un partner. Si manifesta con modalità
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