Can you desensitize yourself to a kink?

[Ze****]

Just wondering if anyone else has explored specific kink topics to a point they don’t get the same rush anymore? I used to have a thing for looking at whale tale pics and now I’m numb to it. I have other kinks but worry over exposure to them will end the high. Anyone else experience this?

[Ve****]

Yup, you can get bored of anything if done to frequently

[Deleted Member]

Yeaaa I know what you mean

[Deleted Member]

Whale tale????

[Wc****]

I tend to feel like moderation is a good practice for most things. Sometimes having too much does spoil the fun, especially if it becomes stagnant in the way you’re describing. But maybe months or years from you after you’ve cycled through other interests/turn-ons an older one could also cycle back into the fray.

[da****]

Iv never got like that

[Ja****]

What's a whale tail?

[wl****]

Yes, I constantly need someone to turn things up a notch.

[po****]

With out a dowt. Also concentrating on a kinky to much can make other things not affect you as it use to.

[ey****]

Myself personally - no.  Stuff that excited me 10, 15, 20 years ago - still does.  

Mind - there were also things I tried that maybe I enjoyed at the time but am now less interested in - but that could be a "feeling I had to" rather than being something I was ultimately into. 

Some studies are a little inconclusive and are often picked up by people who are against porn, kink, or otherwise prudish that argue even basic stuff is a gateway to more "extreme" - my feeling is that it is not my experience and that studies are often cherry picked and inconclusive

This said, some suggests things around brain and endorphin simulation that being frequently exposed to some stimuli can train it to be excited around that, which can make things deemed "lesser" to be less pleasing.

[Ki****]

Human nature being what it is, causes the brain to desensitized to constantly focused activity. Fetishes can be explored but should not be a constant focus.

[dilligaf8567]

5 I have a lot of those kinks that kind of I think it's weird to others but it's like sexy and emotional high for me in a physical high I get severe hard on at yomes

[Ki****]

I di agree not as much desensitised but "have too much cake" to a point you a but sick of it and need a break.
I strongly believe in finding balance on anything is the best way to a happier life 😊

[au****]

Yes. For me, a lot of it has to do with adhd and seeking novelty and becoming bored quickly with the same thing all the time. Almost like there’s a battery associated with any interest I have that drains more and more each time I engage with that interest, until the battery is drained completely and that interest does nothing for me anymore. But it’s not just with kinks, it’s everything in life.

[it****]

I wouldn't call it desensitization, I would say that your taste evolves with your experience.

[kinkymasterandrew]

Interests change but I haven't noticed exposure leading to a marked decrease in interest.

[Lo****]

I try to give myself a break from time to time. Recharge and see what I like and what I dont and go from there. I use to enjoy sounding rods but kibd of found my zeal for it tampered. Now they have sat unused for about five years. Thinking of tryibg again.

[Deleted Member]

Absolutely. It becomes the norm and we have to take it up a notch or two.

[JackJonesHull]

All things considered I'd have to say yes, it's entirely possible to desensitise against pretty much everything.
That's not to say you'll necessarily not be turned on by something, but possibly less so.

I suspect that this is more likely for those kinks that aren't quite all consuming.

[Pr****]

This applies to anything in life. Moderation.

[Deleted Member]

Probably just the same as eating the same thing all the time makes it mundane. But that is more.of a personal issue. Some can be enthusiastic about the same thing all the time while others just can't. Personality dictates that. For me. I can keep my kinks strong in my heart every time without fail.

[DarkArts1066]

Whilst I agree with WckdMP that moderation is a good thing, I tend to find with my Primary kink that I’ve just explored it more deeply -and more creatively over the past 45 years.

There are times when I focus on other interests, but I always come back to my Primary.

[ha****]

I still love wearing panties but I am no longer constantly hard in them

[Di****]

My kink gets kinda stale when there's not much engagement on a intelligectal creativity between both members. So yeah

[Si****]

I used to have an intense kink over belly buttons, now it's mild to none. It depends on various psychological factors I believe.