Mental bondage refers to the emotional control a a dominant can exert over their submissive. It may also be referred to as psychological or emotional bondage. Unlike physical restraints, mental bondage doesn’t require any of the usual BDSM accessories like handcuffs, scarves, rope, or padlocks. Instead, it relies on verbal commands, gestures or implied instructions. Predicament bondage is a common form of mental bondage. Mental bondage is often found in long-term and committed relationships.
Mental bondage can be just as powerful as physical bondage and tends to be enjoyed by submissives who want to feel owned or be fully absorbed in pleasing their dominant. This is because mental bondage works on obedience. In the BDSM community, the term may also occasionally be extended to the sense of being bound to a partner and the relationship dynamic with that partner.
