Is it normal to feel pleasure from fantasising about strangling myself?

I’m not suicidal (anymore) or want to actually strangle myself or self harm in reality, but the thought of it feels exciting, and even gives me a sense of pleasure.

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  • Oxygen deprivation during orgasm is intense but dangerous.

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  • Dont put a rope around your neck and play around. If you black out from the choking for a second you'll slump down and hang yourself in your sleep. Even if its off of a doorknob and low to the ground

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  • Maybe you’re a masochist

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  • Please be careful. I have dangerous fantasies too.

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