/authors/odetha/Recent content in Odetha on Gromet's Plaza ArchiveHugoen-us/stories/1/01/01/self-bondage-workout/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/stories/1/01/01/self-bondage-workout/<p>It seems like a lifetime ago that I discovered self-bondage material on the internet. It was such a liberating experience. Prior to knowing that many other people also practiced self-bondage, I felt such shame and guilt after my bondage sessions. I always promised myself that each time would be the last. I don&rsquo;t know what it is like for the guys, but women aren&rsquo;t supposed to want to be tied up. The feminist movement, despite all the benefits it brings, has equated bondage with submission in the social, political, and economic realms. What I like during sexual activity has nothing to do with how I want to be treated otherwise. Ordinarily, I am an assertive person that demands a high quality of performance from myself and others, and I rarely subjugate myself to the authority of others. I am perplexed at my own compulsion for bondage.</p>