Self bondage safety guide

Foreword

All content on this site is not to be used as advice and is merely a blog of my first-hand experience when doing self-bondage. It assumes that you take full, personal responsibility when dealing with these adult topics and that any practice you find inspiring on this site is an addition only after the necessary levels of escape routine that you have in place already in your play, so that you remain safe.

With the above being said, here’s my personal safety tips that I have observed from first hand experience having done well over 100’s of hours of self-bondage.

Self-bondage

While self-bondage is a way to practice bondage and get used to using toys and gear, you can easily find yourself stuck if things go wrong. Self-bondage should only be practiced at your own risk. If you do decide to practice it:

• Make sure you are intimitely familiar with your gear and toys, so that you know how everything works
• Make sure you have several sets of keys available when using cuffs
• Make sure cuffs, ropes and restraints are all well maintained so you don’t have any technical issues mid-session! Do not be afraid to retire a piece of equipment if you decide it is not fit for use
• Avoid putting things around your neck and in your mouth - this goes without saying
• Make sure you don’t cut off circulation to limbs. This can also happen in restrictive positions easier than you think. Problems can escalate quickly
• Don’t practice self-bondage when tired, drunk, on drugs or in bad-health
• Always have multiple release methods in place in case one of them fails. For example, this can be your chosen release method, plus an ice release method as well, plus notifying a real human in advance, should things not go according to plan. It is also useful to have your mobile phone to hand in case you need to call a friend or neighbour

Basic things which can potentially go wrong during a self-bondage session

• When locking cuffs, make sure the keyholes are on the correct side. This is especially important for rigid cuffs
• Be careful not to lock keys or keyrings onto the cuff arm when locking
• Double locking cuffs is recommended as you don’t want them unexpectedly tightening on you!
• Always make sure you have the right key/s needed for the cuffs you are using - if you own multiple pairs, the keys can all be slightly different sizes and may not necessarily fit universally
• When using ropes, make sure you know the knots well. Some knots can tighten and it might not be possible to undo them when tight. Also be aware that when ropes are wet, they can be hard to undo.
• Using a part of the bed as an anchor point (e.g. the frame) can potentially be dangerous as you may break it and/or the bed completely!
• When using ice release methods, do not underestimate how a different room temperature can significantly alter the thaw time of ice. In some case it might double - always do some ice thawing tests beforehand to see how long it will take your chosen release method to defrost and release
• Practicing standing self-bondage is dangerous and should generally not be attempted alone

There are lots more tips, I will add them here as they come to mind…