Degradation/humiliation (D&H) is major 'collaring place' in me. i call it a "collaring place" because, to me, "collaring" is the essence of possession.
Like with others though, it cannot be rote or generic. There has to be compatibility of mutual need/desire. So often bullies use D&H in a way to me that is compensatory. Bullying and force always come off as compensation, a cover for lack, inadequacy (note, i know some people do not perceive it that way, thus the emphasis on this being personal/individual vs "generic").
i think many label the Dom as having and the sub as needing. To me the ideal dynamic is balanced. Both have needs, just from opposite sides.
i've written about this in The Cage before, but for me one of the most powerful ways for me to express/experience D&H is through piss. It can get complex. For me, it can be a huge turn on when a Dom is a little shy, tentative, but still open about His desire/need. "Tentative/shy" vs entitled or forceful (at least, initially
).
The first time a Man pissed in me was a FB Who knew me well. He bred me on a routine basis. i was always waiting for Him naked, prone/ass up on my bed with my door open. He'd walk in, mount and breed me (with variations), pull out and leave. On one occasion, after His orgasm, He stayed in deep and i could feel the weight of His body relax on me... which i love/d. i felt both secure and captive beneath Him, Him penetrating me... sort of possessed. Then i felt His Cock sorta twitch and started to feel a warm full feeling inside and realized He was pissing in me. At first, i was startled and my body stiffened... but again, He was taking a risk, but not being presumptuous, He knew me well and knew how to work me. He whispered in my ear (which always gets me lol) and practically pleaded to let me do it, telling me how good it felt for Him, "...like a long orgasm." That got me, not only did i relax and receive it, i got turned on by His pleasure and expressed desire. my wiring connects to those things in a Man, He doesn't need to bully or force, and His vulnerability brings out the sub in me like nothing else. And He knew it. As soon as He read my response, He stepped further: "you like that.?" It was a cross between a statement and a question, but He got me to admit i did.
As soon as i admitted i liked it, and He saw i was turned on, He had solid ground to build on and added: "you like when piss in you, don't you?" When i admitted "yes," He went further and asked/stated: " would you like to be my toilet?" More and more He is accessing and using D&H with each affirmation. After, He plugged me and 'asked' me to hold it in as long as i could (i slept with it in over night). He explained that i would absorb His piss and when i peed i would smell the scent of His piss in my pee, He told me i'd be "impregnated" by Him. (He was right, the colon absorbs it and i could smell HIs piss in my pee).
After that, He obviously took a lot of pleasure in calling me His toilet and talking about my wanting His piss. He was never mean about it, obviously pleased... maybe a little amused by it, but never in a mean way. The D&H came from a deep awareness of how much control He had with me, even with something like His piss, which normally is considered waste and dirty.
That was only the beginning of it.