However, primal kinks can be acted out in other ways too, as Dr Bisbey explains "Sometimes people will say they are primal and will mean they simply enjoy sex without restraint." Power play may also be explored through consensual scenes revolving around a chase or struggle for dominance. Primal play can also incorporate dominant/submissive or top/bottom dynamics, sometimes through animal play which follows a hunter/prey or predator/prey logic. The term can apply to a range of behaviour which may include some form of animal play (this isn't the case for everyone) perhaps involving large predators, noises like grunts or animal sounds, and consensual "rough" sex. "The primal part of the brain is responsible for survival, so it is supposed that our basic instincts towards finding food, self protection and reproduction are the ones that are primal." Related Story "A primal fetish involves gaining sexual pleasure through engaging in a primal way," explains Dr Bisbey. The word "primal" harks back to an earlier stage in human development, which may translate to a more instinct-based or even animalistic approach to having sex for those with a primal kink.
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Laura Vowels, principal researcher and sex therapist at sex therapy app Blueheart to give us the inside scoop. If you're into things like grunting and consensual biting or scratching while you're having sex, you may well have a primal fetish.īut what does 'primal' actually mean and how does it differ from other fetishes like pet play? We asked experts Dr Lori Beth Bisbey, an Accredited Advanced GSRD (Gender, Sex, Relationship Diversity) Therapist, sex and intimacy coach, and registered psychologist, who you might have seen on Channel 4's Open House: The Great Sex Experimen t and Dr.
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