Bondage
| Health risk | Moderate |
|---|---|
| Legal risk | Moderate |
Bondage is the practice of binding a person with rope, tape, cuffs, or other restraints, for erotic, aesthetic, or somatosensory stimulation [1]
Background
Bondage is an ancient practice. It may be practiced for specific purposes such as sexual acts, for aesthetics/art, for torture, or for meditation.[1] Many practices
Appeal
The appeal of this practice varies individually and situationally. For some, the appeal is erotic in nature. Bondage can create intensified sensation, opportunity to act out a fantasy, or an appealing aesthetic.[2] For others
Methods
Rope
tape, chain, latex/leather restraints
cuffs
material (mummification)
Total enclosure
clothing (straight jackets, hoods etc)
Suspension (higher risk)
Risks
Circulation
Nerve damage
panic/anxiety/ptsd
dizzy/faint
joint injury
Drop
Risk mitigation
Always have shears in your kit (med shears, seatbelt cutter, coleman)
stay calm/reassuring (riggs)
phone close
nerve checks
if something is serious - cut the rope and call 911, better safe than sorry, tell med professionals what actually happened
check in next days
Known incidents
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bondage - Wikipedia".
- ↑ Riggs, Pete (2017). Rope Bondage the Smart Way: A step by step guide to using rope bondage in BDSM. Pete Riggs.