Needle play

A sterile needle through a pinch of skin, held briefly, then removed.

Why people do it

A single sterile needle through a pinch of skin produces a clean, bright sensation and a very strong sense of ceremony. People who do this usually care about the ritual as much as the pain.

Smallest way in

Do not start from a website. This is the part of the list where a class or an experienced person in the room is the actual answer.

What to watch

Sterile single-use needles, gloves, skin cleaned first, a sharps bin, and never near a vein, a nerve, the face, the genitals or anything you cannot see through. Bloodborne infection risk is real. If this is not obviously routine to you, it is not for you yet.

In the planner

1 different things carry this tag, and switching it off removes every one of them. The mildest of them sits at extreme.