Does life in rubber limit what you would otherwise do? That’s easy to answer – yes, of course it does! However, I think the way I chose to live MY life in rubber and how it affects the quality of MY life has to be personally assessed against the alternatives. How would MY life be different without such a lot of time in rubber? What, if anything am I missing out on? This will be different for everyone.
Take some extreme examples. Maybe if my childhood dream was to be deep sea diver, wearing rubber and masks would not be such a handicap as it would be if my true vocation was to be a great athlete or a priest or a politician!?!?! Maybe rubber encasement would be a handicap if I were the sort of person who, to feel at ease with myself, had to be totally accepted by the widest possible circle of fiends and society at all times. But some of us are just a little more individual and private. Some of us prefer to socialise with a smaller circle of people who will accept us for who we are, rather than the “norm” of the herd.
I would fail the “loner” test these days, as I have got used to my social life even though it compromises my preferred rubber existence. However, it would be true to say that I am more self contained than some. Irrespective of rubber, I do not fear being alone some of the time, I do not fear the absence of hustle & bustle. I do need my own space and time. Luckily, all of these character factors do help make me more compatible with my rubber oriented life.
And then there is the question of what would I miss if I was not living in rubber? Well, for me, it’s quite a special existence. It’s actually exquisite, and yet so difficult to explain. It all sounds so contradictory when I try. I feel so at home and yet so special. I find it so comfortable and comforting to be sealed from the environment for extended periods, yet it sometimes requires dedication to want to go on after a few hours encasement.
Sleeping through the night in rubber is a huge challenge. In my case, the main challenge is in controlling my body temperature. A challenge I cannot pretend I always win. In particular, I have found that in summer I would usually over-heat if I am sharing a bed with my partner while I am totally encased in rubber.
Disrupted sleep and the general requirements of sharing life with others mean I cannot pretend to be in rubber anywhere close to 24/7. But I do still aim for a life where being sealed in my rubber skin is my normal state and everything else is just minor and hopefully brief inconveniences.
Do I wear rubber under my street clothes? Sometimes I do and it can be a great comfort. The challenge comes because often it is not possible to predict the temperature of the environments I will encounter. For example I find that public transport involves an unpredictable range of temperatures and levels exertion and I recommend it should be avoided by the rubber encased person! I like to avoid the embarrassment of leaving puddles everywhere or getting heat stroke – both frequent companions in my early days.
If I can predict the conditions are “rubber person compatible” I generally always wear rubber under my clothes. As well as being potentially enjoyable it also feels far more tolerable and clean against skin that is acclimatised to a “rubber epidermis”. If directly against my skin, cotton (and the like) feels scratchy and, frankly, soggy and unsanitary in areas like the crotch, pits and feet. If you are reading this and not in rubber, you are probably unaware and acclimatised to the feeling of sitting in your slightly sweat moistened socks, underwear and T-shirts – but I have lost much of my tolerance to it and it feels as strange to me as wearing rubber gloves would do to most people.
I often read of people wearing rubber suits under their street clothes, even when they know they will be in close proximity of vanilla friends, family & colleagues. They seem to imply that they can go undetected – but I wonder. I believe that even a all-in-one suit with a T-Shirt top would be detectable at the neck (and probably sleeves) unless you were wearing very buttoned up high neck collar. So either these people are braver than me and don’t care if a bit of rubber is showing or they are fooling themselves and people around them are suspicious or aware that they are wearing a rubber under-layer.
For situation where it is important to minimise the chance of discovery and upsetting people, I opt for a one piece suit which has a vest top (no sleeves, neck entry, no zips) under my street clothes as it is generally undetectable.
When not wearing street clothes, I generally do wear a neck or shoulder entry suit. My preference is for a neck entry suit with attached feet as it avoid problems with leaking, but anything with a high neck line or sleeves can be difficult to disguise under street clothes. The one piece suit I am in today has a single waterproof zip across back of the shoulders and is a practical everyday solution for those who crave a totally hermetically sealed existence.
So, back to the main topic. Do I think that life in rubber limit what I would otherwise do? Inevitably to some degree it does, but maybe not to the extent it would for others. Do I think I would be better off not living in rubber? Clearly not or else I would not still be in this rubber skin of mine! Am I 100% confident I am making the right decisions? I am afraid not… I ask the question regularly, but keep making the same choice, but how can I know what it would be like to make the opposite choice? There would only be one sure way to find out and I guess I am not convinced I would want to risk trying a path without rubber.
Sealed
4 comments:
Clearly wearing rubber will limit one in probably most "normal" social activities. As noted the main limitation would be the heat and comfort/micro climate factor. It's simply not comfortable. Think of all sports (except perhaps swimming) which involve the kind of exertion and "clothes" which make enclosure a non starter. Even something like gold which is pretty slow would be a real challenge probably.
Activities such as shopping, and errands are "doable" since one can wear clothes to conceal and the micro climates might not be challenging.
Attending events such as concerts, shows, theater, dining out and so forth would be a bit more than attempting latexwear for shopping and hanging out.
The fact is that most textiles are breathable and though they may trap sweat they permit most of it to pass thru and this is how the body regulates its temperature.
Obviously some people sweat more than others and some can condition themselves to accept the kind of impermeable enclosure that rubber represents, while others would break out into a sweat at the thought of wearing rubber. You've probably heard the question... aren't you hot wearing that?
Wearing rubber clothes which are clearly visible is a separate social issue. For women more acceptable fashion choices exist and more latitude is granted them. Despite this rubber clothing is kind of "dressy" and not seen as "casual" normal every day type of garment, even when styled to copy such a garment - rubber jeans for example. As such rubber demands the kind of attention which will often result in the wearer having to "explain" why they are wearing rubber... as it's really outside the norm. Many people will not care what the answer is, and not be disturbed by or attracted to the idea... they will just find it something new to comment about with friends.
Unless and until rubber clothes are seen as a normal clothing option they will always demand attention, become a topic for discussion, much like any outlier fashion choice would. This essentially is a distraction or a topic influencing social interactions.
So even if it's your personal and private "fetish", it's damn hard to not "drag others" into it on at least a conversational level when out and about in rubber. And though you may not be bothered by "explaining" your fetish/choice of clothing it does become a limitation of the rubber dependent life - or at least a predictable outcome.
to be continued...
And then there's the sexual nature of latex which is lurking in the background. Is the wearer a perv who is walking around aroused or just an odd person who has a thing for the sensory experience of latex enclosure.
I know when I see latex worn, I can't sever the connection to "sex" and sexy. I think of latex as "sex" clothing, much the way I used to see spike heels as the same. The mainstreamification of tall heels has sort of removed a lot of the sex appeal for me of tall heels. But that is another story. The point here being, that when one wears latex opening, it is likely (and correctly in most cases) read as a kind of "sexual advertisement". In the most benign case it broadcasts, "I am trying to look and feel sexy in my clothes" and in the more aggressive read it broadcasts, "I am a fetishists... what say you?"
Our clothing choices in public are advertisements of our mental state... are we looking for romantic/sexual attention? Or are we just going about our business? This raises the issue of when and how much sexual arousal is appropriate in public as related to our appearance and conduct.
We (males) expect and many encourage females to be "sex objects". Most females accept this "game" and fashion their public persona to appear at the level of arousal which provides them with what they need from the public. Many need the attention and affirmation, the flirting and so forth to bolster their self esteem. Others do not and even avoid this at all cost or save eroticism for the privacy of intimacy. We call them shy.
In any case, wearing a clothing which carries an unmistakable sexual "connotation" is another limiting... or could in some cases, a freeing experience. The choice lets you send a clear message that you are a "fetishist"... whatever that means. And this certainly will limit who this appeals to for better or worse.
If you have little need for social interactions or activities, latex wearing offers few limitations assuming you overcome the comfort issues.
Dark
Sealed,
It has been a while..... are you giving up on your blog?
Madame Cholet
When you going to return to blogging mate for those of us who follow your blogs its been a while, tho I love the idea of being sealed 24-7 I can only do it myself at weekends or with friends.
If its company your wanting while sealed in gear let us know Im sure a meet up geared or not can be arranged.
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