Nayland continues his series on psychological status play during this four-minute video. He focuses on degradation by underscoring its link to hierarchy, identity, belief, and context – and offers many concrete examples of degradation. Nayland closes the clip by reflecting on the responsibility of restoration. In his next video he both compares humiliation and degradation and strategizes about such psychological status play.

Humiliation Exploration

1. Embarrass, Humiliate, Degrade, Objectify: Intro and Vocabulary
2. Embarrass, Humiliate, Degrade, Objectify: What’s the Difference?
3. Embarrass, Humiliate, Degrade, Objectify: Degradation in Depth
4. Embarrass, Humiliate, Degrade, Objectify: Understanding Humiliation
5. Embarrass, Humiliate, Degrade, Objectify: Knowing Your Situation and Your Subject
6. Embarrass, Humiliate, Degrade, Objectify: Techniques
7. Embarrass, Humiliate, Degrade, Objectify: Aftercare