Reactance in the Process of Internal Enslavement

I am sure that some of you have heard of internal enslavement. As opposed to external enslavement where protocols, positions etc are used to train a slave, this process is achieved by using the slave's emotions, past experiences and feelings that have to be expressed to his or her Owner in achieving that state of ownership in the slave's mind. The Dominant will make sure that the slave's need for control in a given situation is used to make sure that the slave knows that he or she is owned and the he or she feels safe and connected to the Master or Mistress. This is, as can be seen, a highly psychological process and is usually helped along by reactance.

Reactance is the reaction a slave has when a freedom is taken away that the slave has felt entitled to have. Reactance will vary with the degree of how much the slave wanted or needed that specific freedom and how easy or difficult it is to replace that freedom with another achievable act or process. Reactance also increases as more freedoms are taken away at the same time.

There are different phases to reactance and they can be explained as follows in the following example. Master has locked the closet my clothes are kept in after I chose the clothes I was going to wear this morning. He has never done this and I have always changed my outfit before he got home at night to make sure I look fresh when he gets home. I have also taken too much pride in this ability of mine and have forgotten that his preference is for me to be naked. Consequently I have been disciplined several times as a result of not being naked when he arrives home, but somehow my idea of entitlement still drives me to that closet to choose that sexy teddy he loves so much. Wearing that doesn't seem like a transgression until he points it out to me.

Since I can't seem to make the connection and it causes disharmony between us when he gets home and wants to relax, he decides to lock the closet. I get to the closet and I try to open the lock. I look for the key and I feel irritated and confused.  I even go into his desk drawers, where I know I am not allowed to look for anything. I feel bad about this because I know this will displease him and I will have to tell him. I also feel angry because I can't get to my clothes, so I go out and get donuts without permission, telling myself that I deserve them because he is being unfair. I am also not allowed to get donuts, even though previously I had been.

What I am doing is trying to compensate by taking back a freedom I had previously in order to compensate for the new loss of a freedom. Finally, after I ate both donuts I feel sad and angry with myself for being so disobedient and I wait in the living room in punishment position because I know I will be punished. I know there is no way that I will get the freedom back of getting into the closet unless he wants me to have it and I accept it, because I need his control and ownership. While kneeling I finally reach the conclusion that he is trying to help me be more obedient by locking the closet and I know that all will be well after I had admitted my transgressions and been punished. I smile as he enters the home, happy and feeling loved and safe.

Do you see the process?

Why would a dominant use it then? As already mentioned taking away the freedom that leads to the slave committing that offense can prevent a repeated offense. Taking away freedoms gradually also helps the slave to gradually move into the position of slavery and to live and breath it with gratitude. The reactance process is normal and positive in the case of a Master and slave.

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