Practical Predicament Bondage
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| Figure 1. An example of predicament bondage. Here we have a submissive on her back with nipple clamps on her nipples connected to her ankles via a pulley above her. If she lowers her feet she pulls painfully on her nipples. If she keeps her legs up they get tired.
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| Figure 2. Similar to the situation above, the submissive's nipples are attached to a bolt on the wall above her with a short cord or chain. She can either have her feet flat on the floor with her nipples being pulled painfully upwards (right), or can stand on her toes to relieve the pull on her nipples and get tired feet (left).
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Predicament bondage is a way of doing bondage in which a submissive or bottom has some freedom of movement which allows them a limited choice of positions (frequently just two), none of which are completely comfortable or pain-free.
The predicament is along the lines of "finding the lesser of all evils" where the "evils" are the possible positions and where each possible position has something doing against it such as being painful, fatiguing, embarrassing, humiliating, and so on.
Figure 1 shows a good example of simple predicament bondage. The submissive has two possible positions. One where she has the weight of her legs pulling painfully on her nipples, or a second where she is uncomfortably holding her legs in the air. One position involves pain, the other fatigue. Holding her legs up is not something she can sustain and she'll likely end up switching back and forth between enduring the pain and enduring the fatigue every minute or so.
Figure 2 is a vertical variation of the first example and again shows two-position predicament bondage where the submissive either has to stand on her toes to release the tension on her nipples, or has to have her nipples painfully pulled upwards.
Other examples
- A male submissive can be restrained so that he must remain on his feet, but his genitals are tied by a short rope to an anchor on the floor. Thus, he can either stay uncomfortably crouched so that there is no pressure on his genitals, or he can stand up straight and have his genitals being pulled sharply downwards.
- A variation of the above is to attach clamps to a woman's labia and do a similar trick with rope or cord which is not long enough to allow her to stand up straight. This isn't always as effective as with a man because labia clamps can usually pull off too easily. This isn't such a risk with testicles.
- Either of the above, but using a spreader bar between the submissive's ankles as the anchor for the rope or cord. This way the submissive can lie on their back.
- A submissive is tied in such a way that no matter how they move, uncomfortable pressure is applied to the joints of one of their arms or legs. I.e., moving to relieve pressure being applied to one limb causes pressure to be applied to another.
- A submissive is tied naked and spreadeagled on the floor and a bag of ice is placed under her back. She can either rest on the ice, or she can strain to arch her back or lift herself off the ice.
Planning predicament bondage
When planning predicament bondage you should work out in advance how many positions you are going to allow your submissive and what they'll experience in each. Any of the things I've mentioned in the examples above are good candidates, and as we've seen in the examples above, muscle strain and fatigue can be very effective parts of predicament bondage.
If you're doing a predicament bondage scene at a BDSM party you might be able to take this into account. Perhaps, make one of the positions involve the submissive having their backside stuck up in the air towards other guests. This isn't painful or physically uncomfortable, but may be embarrassing or humiliating.
Any position where they lean or press against something pointed or sharp could also be considered.
Safety
If you're going to be using nipple clamps, it's a good idea to review the article on nipple torture for some comments about keeping nipples safe and healthy.
There is often a risk of muscle cramps, muscle strain and even joint dislocation in predicament bondage, especially when you have your submissive in an awkward position and they struggle. Keep this in mind when you're working out positions.
Other safety notes can be found here.
See also
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