What Type of Bondage is for Me?

Mental bondage, unlike many other types of bondage, is not physically imposed. Instead, it requires the submissive to act based on the will of the Dominant partner. You may have a strong desire to please, a fear of punishment, and/or strong loyalties to mutual agreements. This can include contracts, position training, or erotic hypnosis.

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It sounds like you like bondage, but do not necessarily like playing with others. Or maybe this is just one of your turn-ons you never knew about? Or maybe you are the only person who knows how to stimulate you just like you like?

Either way, this type of bondage should be reserved for only the most expert of practitioners as it is THE most dangerous type of bondage out there. So, if you are a novice, maybe table this one for later while you get your other bondage chomps up to speed. If you've checked everything else off your bondage bucket list, maybe it's time to tread cautiously into these waters.

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Do you fantasize about (or have) a collection of bondage gear at your beck and call? You may be the type of person who knows that it takes the right tools to get the job done!

While rope is the most popular tool, there are so many others out there for you to explore your sexuality with like locks and keys, cuffs, carabiners, furniture (like the St. Andrew's cross and spanking benches), spreader bars, and so much more!

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Nothing wrong with a classic!

This is a popular form of rope bondage (which many purport to be the “original” rope bondage technique) that derives from the surprisingly rope-rich Japanese culture and tradition. There are two different forms: shibari, the art of tying, and kinbaku, where there is more of a focus on restraint, which implies a strong emotional exchange between the Top and bottom. This is a practice that can take years to master for both roles in the scene.

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Do you like pushing your boundaries and seeing how far you can go and how much you can take or give? For the masochists and escape-artists out there, this may be the type of bondage for you. Rope is the most commonly used tool in this practice as its malleability will allow you to either put or be put into a pleasantly uncomfortable situation. Suspension and predicament bondage are also common types of physically stressful bondage.

WARNING: This can be a very high-risk form of bondage that has the potential to cause permanent damage if not applied correctly. Use of safe words, scene preparation, and proper education is strongly encouraged.

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You might have a fetish if you derive pleasure from a very particular set of sensations. Fetishes have been characterized as taboo, but are generally widely misunderstood. A "fetish" is actually a sexual desire or activity to which power or value is ascribed. The jury is out about what actually is the root of fetishes. Most adults with a sexual fetish have a moment or a particular object from their past that has assigned their fetish with this power over their pleasure, like a hairbrush, balloons, trees, pornography. . . If you have not identified your fetish, perhaps it is time to experiment in the wide world of fetishes!

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Sensation bondage typically involves light, pleasing, and often erotic sensations, and is a great gateway into power exchange for beginners or as a way to enhance play further for more experienced practitioners.

By using the bottom's senses of smell, touch, taste, sight, and sound, a Top can provide a delicious array of sensations, have the bottom recall that last rope session with just the smell of hemp, or train their bottoms to be present in their bodies while calming their intellect.

Of course, these same tactics can also be applied on a more masochistic scale if that is your agreed upon preference.

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Sensory deprivation may be your thing if you love being denied sensation pleasurable sensations or sensations in general. These have been in practice in BDSM and in alternative medicine, meditative practices, and even torture scenarios for years. Blindfolds, earplugs, and more advanced methods can be used to reorient the senses to others or other areas of the body, heightening those experiencing by denying others. Of course, the "sweet spot" between meditative practices and torture is a fine line and will vary from person to person.

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Let's address the pink elephant in the room first...

There is a lot of talk about the objectification of women's bodies in today's culture. Whether you are a devout feminist or if you don't even know what gender or racial equality means, the most important thing to remember here is that in a bondage scene, all play involves the consent of both (or all) parties involved. Consent (and communication) are truly the backbone of all BDSM play. No one should ever be in a situation that makes them feel uncomfortable or "less than."

Now onto the fun part...

Objectification bondage does contain elements of restraint, but it focuses heavily on adornment and the manipulation of the headspace of the bottom. Common objectification activities include animal role play and furniture role play.

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You may have said "beauty is pain" at some point in your life as you resigned yourself to wearing those uncomfortable high heels, or that unforgiving suit, but costume bondage takes that old adage to an entirely new level.

Costume bondage varies from the symbolic (the wedding ring and collars) to the actual bondage of the wearer by creating a sense limited mobility through clothing and accessories, like a body harness, corsets, ballet boots, hobble skirts, latex, and more.

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