Since I decided to consider students as my stakeholders, I initiated my fourth intervention. To reach out to more unfamiliar individuals, I posted open-call posters at the school, inviting students to experience rope bondage. Additionally, I collected feedback through a questionnaire. The advantage of using a questionnaire is the ability to gather precise data in a shorter amount of time. Initially, I collected feedback through one-on-one interviews, but this proved to be time-consuming and could induce psychological pressure on participants. Not everyone is willing to undergo lengthy interviews, and the qualitative text descriptions obtained were challenging to quantify for a more visually intuitive presentation to my tutors.
This intervention took place from Nov 10th to 20th in a quiet, private, and relatively enclosed space – my living room. I spent one-on-one time with each participant, and each session lasted about two hours. Every time I finish tying someone up, I feel a little tired because each session takes a long time and I still need to expend energy and keep thinking. But it’s nice to meet more people, hear their stories, support them, and have fun experiences.
The workflow of the rope bondage session was as follows:
30 mins: Familiarizing the participant with the environment, allowing for relaxation and mood setting. Inquiring about the participant’s physical and mental sensations, discussing desired and undesired positions, and encouraging them to express their feelings without fear. I unconditionally supported their requests and understood their feelings, including providing food if needed to prevent low blood sugar and avoiding areas with injuries or piercings during bondage. (Including What parts of the body do they not want me to touch? Do they want to bind the upper body to the lower body or both? Do they prefer lying down or lying on their stomach during bondage? etc.)
10 mins: Initiating physical contact with the participant, helping them relax, and observing their body structure to plan a personalized rope bondage scheme.
50 mins: Commencing the bondage experience, directing full attention to the participant, continuously monitoring their physical and mental sensations, and making immediate adjustments. Encouraging them to communicate their feelings and regularly checking if any part feels tingling. (For example, ask them how tingling they are. Out of 10, let the experiencer hold my hand and feel whether their hand still has strength) Adjustments were made based on danger signals, such as tightening or loosening ropes. Offering food or adjusting the position if the participant felt thirsty or hungry. Adapting to their movements, whether standing up, sitting down, or changing positions. Or even answer the phone for them and hold the phone to their ear if they don’t have a way to answer it. etc.)Concluding the session by carefully untying the participant and organizing the ropes.
30 mins: Providing physical and psychological aftercare.(including hugging the experience in a comfortable position. Chat with the experiencer and ask if there is any tingle in the experience. -If necessary, help massage to promote blood circulation. Talk to the experiencer about what they liked and disliked about the experience. Usually, at this time, the experiencer will open up and share his or her feelings, and then ask the experiencer to help me complete my questionnaire.)
