Into or curious about predicament bondage?
A predicament leaves you with hard choices. No matter what you do, it's going to be painful. That's the heart of all predicament bondage. It puts the bottom or submissive/s in the scene in positions where to get relief from one pain; they have to submit to another. They may even have to choose to inflict pain on someone else to get relief for themselves. It's an intense form of power exchange which takes bondage from just restraint into areas of sadism and mind-fuckery. Sadists and masochist, Dominants and submissives as well as riggers and their bunnies find a lot of fun in this particular edge play activity.
What is predicament bondage?
The bottom in the scene will have a choice between two or more uncomfortable positions as they are restrained. To relieve one kind of pain, they will have to give into another. It's a physical and mental type of torture that can be made as unpleasant as you want, depending on the bottom's tolerances.
Does predicament bondage have to include pain?
Yes, in some form - although this doesn't necessarily need to be physical pain, it could be mental discomfort. If your bottom is a 'little', maybe you can threaten their stuffie if they don't stay in a specific muscle fatiguing position. Or it could be that they lose privileges or earn a treat if they manage something challenging. You can tailor your predicament bondage to your partners.
What body parts are best for predicament bondage?
Often smaller areas are used such as hair, nipples, fingers, toes etc. as the pain is more intense in these areas. The bottom will have to choose between sharp, acute pain and a more slow-burning pain. For example, this could be standing on tiptoes versus having your nipples tugged. It's also often used around the genitals, as these areas are sensitive!
Is predicament bondage safe?
Predicament bondage is considered edgeplay, as there's no way to make it safe completely. But, you can use RACK (Risk Aware Consensual Kink) rules to make it safer. Be sure to have a quick-release option to get the bottom/s out of bondage quickly, such as safety shears for example. Do not leave the bottom alone when in predicament bondage. Be sure to have safe words, and safe actions agreed so that the scene can be brought to a stop if needed. Make sure there is adequate aftercare also, as predicament bondage is both physically and psychologically challenging.