Last night I was all secured, warm, and comfortable in my Segufix setup with a blindfold on and some relaxing music playing in my headset. My wife jokingly calls it my “forced de-stress time,” lol.
I’ve had a pretty stressful few weeks at work (I’m a video engineer) dealing with some issues that had been stumping me. While I was in that super relaxed, almost tranced-out state, my brain somehow worked through several of those problems. I came out of it with solutions that honestly hadn’t crossed my mind before.
Normally I don’t think about work at all when I’m restrained or when we’re playing, but I think being that relaxed just let my subconscious do its thing. Until now, I’d never really thought of restraints as a way to work through issues, but this experience kind of changed my perspective.
It really got me thinking about how therapeutic it can be, and about the wider range of situations where Segufix can actually be used in a positive way.
I have jokingly said that I can get as much benefit from 8 hours in segufix than I can following 2 weeks holiday on the beach. My partner calls it my ‘executive timeout’. I almost always come out of a long session feeling refreshed, energised, and relaxed.
Im a total believer in this now!
Since I've got my set I've slept in it almost every night and have noticed I feel way more refreshed in the morning, I fall asleep quicker and stay asleep longer. I love the way it hugs me, and stretching against the restraints in morning feels so danm good.
Im working up to sleeping in mine. Ive struggled with it due to the fact I’ve always been a stomach sleeper. But practice makes perfect! I am really looking forward to waking up in the restraints. I feel it could be a little intense at first not being able to move. Can’t wait!
Forced de-stress time sounds exactly how I find it too, for sure. Being *unable* to do anything but relax, is a great situation to be in :-)
I think thats is the key for me honestly is being “unable” to do anything else. WhenI have put myself in the restraints, I always start thinking about what all I need to do. Laundry, rake the yard, fix that random thing on the house, I can just never let go because I know I have the key and can just hop up whenever I want to. But when my wife straps me in it totally changes. She makes sure I know Im safe, she is here and going to take care of me, but isn’t going to let me out for a while. She never tells me how long so I don’t count down or something. When the choice is removed, I Don’t think about all the things that need to be done and just let go and you can feel almost a literal weight being lifted. It is so refreshing.
That sounds awesome!
When my husband is overwhelmed by a demanding project at work or a particularly stressful day, he finds comfort in being safely and consensually restrained. I place him in Segufix restraints and a blindfold, then speak to him in a calm, reassuring voice about whatever is weighing on him. I give him space to open up, and I listen without judgment. As he talks, I touch him softly and gently, letting him know that I care and that he isn’t alone. Once we’ve talked and I can see that he feels safe and settled, I leave him resting for about an hour so he can fully relax. During that time, he’s able to reflect on the good things in his life, and he often drifts off to sleep. When I return, he’s noticeably calmer, grounded, and at peace.
Sounds pretty darned awesome
It does, exactly a cool down period in icu psych unit.
I do the same , sometimes I feel nervous or restless, but I’ll take about a 1 hour “nap” in segufix and feel alot better.
I really need to experience full body segufix 😩