Total enclosure fetishism is a form of

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whereby a person becomes aroused when having their entire body enclosed in a certain way. Total enclosure is often accompanied by some element of bondage.

Examples

Some total enclosure activities include: * In rubber fetishism, rubber suits,

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s, a

bondage suit A type of bondage suit, also commonly called a gimp suit or gimpsuit, is a form-fitting garment designed to cover the body completely (usually including the hands and feet) for role-playing purposes. It can have an attached hood; nevertheless, if ...

, and similar garments and accessories are used for total enclosure. * Vacuum beds rigidly enclose the entire body under a rubber sheet with a small breathing tube. * Sleepsacks and

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s are also used as less rigid enclosure alternative to the vacuum beds, although some are made in inflatable form to increase pressure on the occupant's body. * In spandex fetishism,

zentai A ''zentai'' suit () is a skin-tight garment that covers the entire body. The word is a portmanteau of ''zenshin taitsu'' (). ''Zentai'' is most commonly made using nylon/spandex blends. Use The costumes are seen at major sporting events in N ...

suits (often called 'bodystockings' when made from sheer nylon similar to

pantyhose Pantyhose, sometimes also called sheer (textile), sheer tights, are close-fitting legwear covering the wearer's body from the waist to the toes. Pantyhose first appeared on store shelves in 1959 for the advertisement of new design panties (All ...

) are used for total enclosure in skintight fabric from head to toe In the case of zentai, the wearer breathes through the loose-woven fabric itself, the garment is not as tight as a rubber or

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garment would be, and the costume generally comes off with a

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that can be operated by the wearer. * Being sealed within a giant

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or murrsuit (sexual fursuit). Although experiences of these activities are regarded as

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, total enclosure fetishists like to practice these activities, sometimes combining them with bondage to intensify feelings of helplessness.

Risks

As with all activities involving bondage or potential risk to breathing, this is a risky activity. Maintaining an airway, preventing

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, and ensuring that the enclosed person has a means of escape at all times are of paramount importance, if these activities are not to result in death. See the articles on bondage and

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for some discussion of the risks involved.

Sources

* Gillian Freeman, " The Undergrowth of Literature", Nelson, 1967, pp. 141–143 * David Kunzle, "Fashion and fetishism: a social history of the corset, tight-lacing, and other forms of body-sculpture in the West", Rowman and Littlefield, 1982, , p. 39 * Simon LeVay, Sharon McBride Valente, "Human sexuality",

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, 2006, , p. 494 * http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Murrsuit Fashion-related fetishism {{sex-stub

Examples

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