Sensory deprivation (42)

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Mon 21 Jan 08, 12:50 PM
Tanos
UK(M), 12 yrs
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I watched "Papillion" the other day and Horizon tomorrow is about a 48 hour sensory deprivation experiment.
What experiences do people have of being kept in the dark for hours and hours? Simply being scared seems to be a big stumbling block for many people: has the size of the room/box affected that?
Regards,
Tanos
www.tanos.org.uk

21 Jan 08, 3:39 PM
kisses_for_me
UK, 3 yrs
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Being in a room/box with sides that can be touched may actually slow down s/d from the little I have gleaned. However I think there could be a relationship between how size of area and speed of breakdown where a person is claustro or agro-phobic.
If I still worked for my old employer I could have found lots of interesting reports on s/d, but all in a non-consesual manner with the aim of mental and emotional instability and breakdown. From memory, the ideal is to have no external fram of reference at all, no walls to touch nor even a floor (eg suspended in a water tank at neutral bouyancy), slightly less effective is the exact opposite, a very clear and boundary of space, eg mummified or buried alive.
No matter what methods are used, the initial feeling for the subject can be relaxing, even euphoric, before the darker side of the mind takes over
Almost a year of heaven

21 Jan 08, 3:46 PM
Miss_Despotic
UK(M), 2 yrs
The longest I have been kept in the cupboard was 9 1/2 hours-a very intense and emotional experience ranging from immense fear, boredom, anger, upset and panic at the prospect of total abandonment and a strange feeling of calm and acceptance.
The relief when I was let out after the longest time- an overwhelming gush of excitement, my limbs were heavy, my head hurt and being just being held felt like heaven- I started to shake and cry (not something I'd done properly for a long time and it really opened the flood gates) Then I had some chinese-food-and-south-park-therapy, which I'd say is a must for anyone engaging in this!
As for the size- the cupboard at my house, which is significantly larger than the one at Andromalius's is slightly easier for me to deal with, but whether that is because of the size or the fact that the attachment points are positioned so I can sit/crouch down as opposed to being stood up and chained to the wall, I'm unsure. I fear the cupboard punishment more than any other (pain I can deal with, prolonged silence and darkness is a little harder) it humbles me instantly.
Edited to add: I think this also has the potential to be fairly dangerous for people with ''gremlins''.... when the door shuts and you're left with nothing but a bowl to drink from and one to piss in, they are sure to appear.
quod me nutrit me destruit.
Edited 22 Jan 08, 10:08 AM by Miss_Despotic

21 Jan 08, 9:59 PM
Red_Spark
UK(LE), 3 yrs

kisses_for_me wrote:
suspended in a water tank at neutral bouyancy
Wow... *starry-eyed*
Not something easy to try at home though!
I'd love to have the facility to keep someone in 'proper' sensory deprivation (while realising the situation has to be handled with care...).
I read somewhere about a sensory deprivation box where the victim could be locked in, hooded, ear-plugged, restrained to total immobility, and with a viewing hatch thingy for the top to keep a good eye on them. *starts saving up* *_*
These things obviously have to be done with care due to psychological effects... but I still find something very, very intense and arousing about sensory deprivation.
"Be quiet and come with me. I won't betray you."

22 Jan 08, 10:44 AM
joanie
UK, 4 yrs

Its my biggest fear, Im terrifyed of the dark,
Im Hers Myspace Its only a little needle, it wont hurt a bit...
On Wank ban for 7 days send me Porn.. You know the drill

22 Jan 08, 11:04 AM
kisses_for_me
UK, 3 yrs
Y!

Red_Spark wrote:

kisses_for_me wrote:
suspended in a water tank at neutral bouyancy
Wow... *starry-eyed*
Not something easy to try at home though!

Think bath tub, think lots of salt to raise water density Actually, foam blocks and water could be a reusable alternative. I forgot to mention the water should be at body temperature too so there is no sense of warmth or cold.
I'd love to have the facility to keep someone in 'proper' sensory deprivation (while realising the situation has to be handled with care...).
A lot of care, full s/d can turn very bad very quickly.
I read somewhere about a sensory deprivation box where the victim could be locked in, hooded, ear-plugged, restrained to total immobility, and with a viewing hatch thingy for the top to keep a good eye on them. *starts saving up* *_*
Not common over here, but in the US one person chambers are available, they even appeared in an episode of The Simpsons.
Failing that, I know a good carpenter who could knock something up Im sure
These things obviously have to be done with care due to psychological effects... but I still find something very, very intense and arousing about sensory deprivation.

Almost a year of heaven

22 Jan 08, 11:33 AM
zoeeee
3 yrs
£ I used to have flat in South London with an ideal dungeon cupboard on one room. It was only just big enough to fit a sub in. The slightly overweight (fat) one needed to breathe in for me to shut the door!
I put some access doors at the right levels to get to his bits and tits. Hehe.

22 Jan 08, 11:43 AM
wendytv_42
UK(G), 4 yrs
Y!

kisses_for_me wrote:

I read somewhere about a sensory deprivation box where the victim could be locked in, hooded, ear-plugged, restrained to total immobility, and with a viewing hatch thingy for the top to keep a good eye on them. *starts saving up* *_*
Not common over here, but in the US one person chambers are available, they even appeared in an episode of The Simpsons. Failing that, I know a good carpenter who could knock something up Im sure
I'm not a carpenter by trade, but I built something similar for my own use: just big enough to lie down in, with the top being made of three hinged panels that can be closed and locked. The interior is completely padded with foam to cut down on noise, and then lined in PVC. D-rings are fitted in various places for restraints to be attached. Finally there are a number of other, smaller, hatches that can be opened for access to different parts of the body.
The feeling of being in it is quite incredible: the sensory deprivation is extremely intensive. The total darkness that it creates feels even darker than being blindfolded, possibly because I know that my eyes are wide open and there's no blindfold, yet I can't see anything at all. What I hadn't expected was how quickly it feels very hot in there: while there are airholes for breathing, there isn't much in the way of ventilation.
Similar to Miss Despotic's description, I went through similar emotions in pretty much the same order: fear, boredom, anger, panic, acceptance, and then calmness. The boredom was the worst - it just led to me think questioning what I was doing with my time, but the calmness that followed was simply wonderful. It was such a blissful feeling of stillness, completely at peace.
I agree though that you need to do this very carefully - sensory deprivation can bring out some fears that you didn't know you had.

22 Jan 08, 11:43 AM
MoonlightShadow
BE, 3 yrs

Tanos wrote:
Sensory deprivation
I watched "Papillion" the other day and Horizon tomorrow is about a 48 hour sensory deprivation experiment.
What experiences do people have of being kept in the dark for hours and hours? Simply being scared seems to be a big stumbling block for many people: has the size of the room/box affected that?
Regards,
Tanos

I've been kept in the dark (and fed horse shit, just like all the other employees of the company I as working for) for about 15 years. I never considered that as being consensual but my lawyer told me that it was, because I had signed an employment contract.
I suffered sensory deprivration for 18 months in a row, when they cancelled my position. I still had a desk, but didn't receive any on the vital stuff normal employees were fed, i.e. market data, customer complaints, meetings schedules, etc. I was also moved from my comfy cubicle (the one directly connected with the ventilation system of the smokers' corner) to a large empty office where I suffered bouts of agoraphobia, and had to go and hide in the basement of the factory to take my naps instead of dozing off in front of a computer screen like the other employees.
Does this experience count?
Shadow

22 Jan 08, 11:51 AM
StanBWonderful
UK(L), 4 yrs
This is somthing I spotted on BBC news.com, first thing I thought of was pervery. Funny how the kinky mind works
What do you think the effect would be if the dom outside the bubble had some sort of input? I mean, he or she could control lights or sound/music from outside or possibly even control vibrators or an Estim?
Do you think having that sort of input would make the s/d more difficult/stressful or would it makes things easier?
Stan

22 Jan 08, 12:04 PM
MoonlightShadow
BE, 3 yrs

Tanos wrote:
Sensory deprivation

More seriously, I use floatation tanks and that's the best experience in sensory deprivation I now. I actually went floating yesterday...
Floating naked in the dark, water is at body temperature and the amount of salt put in it makes you float without even having to try, it's very close to total absence of gravity. Total silence, which means that the only noises you hear are coming from inside your own body (blood rushing in your veins and arteries), breathing sounds, tiny crisp popping sounds coming from your joints as they relax more and more, etc.
Mentally, it's amazing. I've been floating for several years, and as it is an cumulative experience, the effects on me now are literally mind-blowing; 2 hours of this will compensate for staying up all night in term of feeling refreshed mentally and physically. In the course of a typical session (1 hour) I experience something similar to a deep meditation state or a full blown psychedelic experience.
As I float on my back, my head tends to relax so much that it stretches backwards and I end up with my eyes under water, with just my mouth and nose above water level, which makes the experience as total as can be.
Of course, that type of sensory deprivation is not a punishment for me, and that may make a difference. Should I be locked up in a closet or small room, though, I assume I'd go through a similar state provided there is enough space for my body to be in a natural and comfortable position - which can be standing, too - but as I've never tried standing this way for more than 2 hours, I don't know what would happen it I had to stay longer.
I read the article announcing the TV show on the BBC website and that got me thinking a lot. Although I don't have a wish to to abducted and kept in a dark prison, I hope that in the case it ever happened to me I would be able to use my floating and meditating experience to keep myself safe and sane.
Shadow

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