Last night I (23F) attended a workshop on humiliation and degradation. I was forced to attend virtually by my body betraying me (I was sick recently) but it was still a lot of fun. It was the first time I attended a class or workshop for anything kink-related but I've done a fair amount of research into kink, been to a few munches, and done a couple of scenes, plus I had recently read a book on humiliation play so I wasn't going in blind exactly.

The experience was so unlike anything I had ever seen it was surreal. It felt like a college class except with more audience participation and the "professor" in this analogy had a scantily clad assistant they occasionally used as a footstool while sitting in a leather armchair on-stage.

Needless to say, I loved it and will definitely be attending more workshops in that venue in the future.

I definitely learned quite a bit, even things that the book I had read did not touch on, and seeing it live definitely increased the impact.

My biggest takeaway though was being humbled. I realized I had been reckless in the past with trying to get into several kinds of play too quickly and with too little risk awareness. I definitely need to have a talk with my partner about that.

My second biggest takeaway:

Holy shit I need this in my life!