WhitneyBody Suspension
August 17th 2008 17:54
Body suspension is a ritual ordeal form of body play, where a person hangs from flesh hooks (which essentiall look like giant fish hooks). The hooks are put through (normally) temporary piercings, and the person is carefully lifted into the air to hang from a few feet to several feet above the ground.
People who engage in body suspension claim to have a spiritual connection when they are hanging in the air. Although, I'm not convinced of this, it does seem that more people claim this feeling.
Many people even claim that after they have experienced a body suspension, they undergo a life change, as they have overcome a fear or they have experienced an awakening or sense of bliss and nirvana. (Again, I'm a skeptic, but who knows... I've never done it, so I wouldn't.)
The entire process is more mental than it is physical, so if you are thinking about experiencing body suspension, you want to make sure that you are in the right mental state. Make sure tat you unerstand the negative downfalls and the oops situations that other people have experienced. If you're still into experiencing body suspension, make sure that you understand the process.
Basically, the hooks, which again are very often just deep-sea fishing hooks with the barbs carefully removed, are inserted through traditional, yet very deep, needle piercings at various points on your body depending on what type of suspension you are interested. The hooks are rigged with rope or chain to a suspension rig so that your weight is evenly distributed over the hooks, which potentially minimizes complications. And you are carefully raised off the ground or table you are laying/sitting on.
When the process is over and the hooks are being removed, don't try to tell the person to take them out slowly. The faster you have the hooks removed, the less it will hurt. Sometimes there will be dried blood around the hooks, but that will be removed when the hooks are removed (most people don't even notice). When the hooks are removed fully, you should have the air within the wound "burped" out of your skin via massage, and then the wounds should be cleaned and dressed with gauze. After about 24 hours, you should notice a scab; at this point just make sure that you keep up regular cleaning to prevent any infection.
People who engage in body suspension claim to have a spiritual connection when they are hanging in the air. Although, I'm not convinced of this, it does seem that more people claim this feeling.
Many people even claim that after they have experienced a body suspension, they undergo a life change, as they have overcome a fear or they have experienced an awakening or sense of bliss and nirvana. (Again, I'm a skeptic, but who knows... I've never done it, so I wouldn't.)
Suicide Suspension
The entire process is more mental than it is physical, so if you are thinking about experiencing body suspension, you want to make sure that you are in the right mental state. Make sure tat you unerstand the negative downfalls and the oops situations that other people have experienced. If you're still into experiencing body suspension, make sure that you understand the process.
Basically, the hooks, which again are very often just deep-sea fishing hooks with the barbs carefully removed, are inserted through traditional, yet very deep, needle piercings at various points on your body depending on what type of suspension you are interested. The hooks are rigged with rope or chain to a suspension rig so that your weight is evenly distributed over the hooks, which potentially minimizes complications. And you are carefully raised off the ground or table you are laying/sitting on.
Suspension Hooks
When the process is over and the hooks are being removed, don't try to tell the person to take them out slowly. The faster you have the hooks removed, the less it will hurt. Sometimes there will be dried blood around the hooks, but that will be removed when the hooks are removed (most people don't even notice). When the hooks are removed fully, you should have the air within the wound "burped" out of your skin via massage, and then the wounds should be cleaned and dressed with gauze. After about 24 hours, you should notice a scab; at this point just make sure that you keep up regular cleaning to prevent any infection.
Knee Suspension
Common types of body suspension include:
* Suicide Suspension (the most common): Hung vertically from piercings in the back. A variation that includes hooks in the arm is a Crucifix Suspension.
* Vertical Chest Suspension or O-Kee-Pa style: Hung through upper chest
* Superman Suspension: a Horizontal Suspension with the face pointing down with hooks through the back and legs
* Coma Suspension: a horizontal suspension with the face pointing up
* Lotus Suspension: a suspension in the lotus position
* Resurrection Suspension: a suspension from the torso
* Knee Suspension: a suspension from the knees, hanging upside down
* Elbow Suspension: a vertical suspension with hooks in the elbows. You may see the One Hook Elbow Suspension, which is more extreme and has only been successful once
* Calf Suspension: a vertical upside down suspension with hooks in the calves
* Suicide Suspension (the most common): Hung vertically from piercings in the back. A variation that includes hooks in the arm is a Crucifix Suspension.
* Vertical Chest Suspension or O-Kee-Pa style: Hung through upper chest
* Superman Suspension: a Horizontal Suspension with the face pointing down with hooks through the back and legs
* Coma Suspension: a horizontal suspension with the face pointing up
* Lotus Suspension: a suspension in the lotus position
* Resurrection Suspension: a suspension from the torso
* Knee Suspension: a suspension from the knees, hanging upside down
* Elbow Suspension: a vertical suspension with hooks in the elbows. You may see the One Hook Elbow Suspension, which is more extreme and has only been successful once
* Calf Suspension: a vertical upside down suspension with hooks in the calves
Superman Suspension
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Your skin is really a very versatile thing, it's far more elastic than you could imagine, and can take amounts of stress, without permanent damage, that are unbelievable.