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ORIGINAL: DesFIP

It takes a pretty insecure person to need to do this as opposed to having them willingly choose to stay because you are worth following.

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It also takes a sub with a low self esteem to begin with, one without healthy boundaries who won't say "stop this now, it isn't what we agreed upon" during the beginning stages.

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And I would like to say that calling it internal enslavement is a prettified way of presenting it. The more honest thing would be to call it by its vanilla name, Stockholm Syndrome.

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ORIGINAL: leadership527

There's been a variety of posts I've seen on and off talking about "Internal Enslavement". Invariably, these posts are presented in vague generalities at which point other people argue against them in more vague generalities. So I thought I'd write up a specific, step-by-step cheat sheet. Here's at least one way in which it can be done supported by actual scholarly research rather than apocryphal stories told in darkly lit internet forums.
This definition for Internal Enslavement comes from http://www.enslavement.org.uk

We aim to develop practical techniques which use detailed examination of a female slave's thoughts, emotions and past experiences to establish and maintain a solid and inescapable state of ownership.

Before I get started with specifics, I'd like to make clear that this is not something I would ever do myself, nor is it something I find ethically or morally sound. But yes, I do believe it can be done. Here's one take on it...

#1) Don't tell the slave
Lead the slave, step-by-step, through this excercise without fully divulging the final end-state. Claim that "They are not ready yet" to hear information that would, perhaps, cause them to reconsider. Most people would not agree if the actual truth were spelled out... "I'm going to change your worldview to the point where you are totally obedient to me. You will, if I so desire it, kill your friends and family, even yourself. You will NEVER be able to leave me no matter what I do to you or with you. I may give you away to someone else who you will also NEVER be able to leave." Honestly, that's going to be a really tough sell for most well adjusted humans. We're definitely going to want to go down this primrose path one step at a time.

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#2) Take control of the slaves environment.
We're going to want to minimize outside influences here since friends, family, and a lot of other BDSM'ers might well say, "Woah Sally! That's kind of freaky." So, cut off contact with undersireable influences (read that as everyone who doesn't agree that this is a good thing. Identify role models that model the desired new thought processes. Detach the slave from society... job, et.al. As the slave's old support structure erodes, feed their own doubts about the old thought patterns. Suppress any questions that arise from the attack on the old thought processes.

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#3) Keep the slave off balance
Institute lots of nonsensical and complex ritual. Ensure that the slave is never getting it right. Randomly withdrawing and providing emotional connection can be very efective here. Mess with the slave's sleep cycle. Cause them to do unfamiliar things and be in unfamiliar situations. Take away cherished pets. In general, we need to get the slave flexible and instilling a ton of confusion is the perfect way to do that.

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#4) Institute a series of rewards, punishments, and experiences to reinforce the new thought patterns..
Meet doubts with disapproval, punishment, or rejection. When questions are asked, make sure the slave understands that there is something inherently wrong him or her for even having the question. You know, a twue slave wouldn't be asking this question. Twue slaves obey without question. Self-hynpotic techniques can be used here quite effectively. Have the slave look in the mirror for 20 minutes daily and repeat some mantra.

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#5) Declare that the Master is always right
Thereby ensuring that no successful challenge to the new world view can happen. Ensure that the slave understands that they are always incorrect. Ensure that the slave understands that the Master is not only always right, but always just. Leverage guilt feelings to curtail incorrect thoughts.

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Overall, assuming a trusting and reasonably submissive slave to start with, the whole process is neither complicated nor difficult. All that you're doing is deliberately eroding the pre-existing worldview through a variety of techniques, mostly encompassed by deliberately keeping the slave off balance and unsure of herself. Then, replace the ensuing confusion with a new worldview reinforced by the social group, reward structure, and authority figure.

Random food for thought.

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ORIGINAL: leadership527

The "internal" in internal enslavement refers to the fact that the bonds keeping the slave enslaved are internal, not external. 

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ORIGINAL: ExSteelAgain
It was interesting that a few of us saw it as how we were treated in basic training in the military and that may be the problem with the technique. It is suited more for large groups where the relationship is a structured, impersonal one. That’s the flaw with thinking it will work with one on one training.

If there was one male drill sergeant assigned to every female trainee and the drill sergeant cared about his charge on a personal level, don’t you think the training techniques would be much different?

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ORIGINAL: DesFIP

It takes a pretty insecure person to need to do this as opposed to having them willingly choose to stay because you are worth following.

Or it takes an owner and a slave that wish to take that relationship even deeper. The worth following is part of the internal enslavement process.

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It also takes a sub with a low self esteem to begin with, one without healthy boundaries who won't say "stop this now, it isn't what we agreed upon" during the beginning stages.

It has to do with trust, and that must be there throughout.

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And I would like to say that calling it internal enslavement is a prettified way of presenting it. The more honest thing would be to call it by its vanilla name, Stockholm Syndrome.

It means that the enslavement no longer comes from external stimulus and such, it is an integral part of the slave.

Some of the things not mentioned, is that many in M/s relationships speak of the trust and devotion, well just take that to a few more levels and this is what you have.

The stronger willed the slave, the better the relationship because that will is still there, it is just under the direction and for the benefit of the owner.

Internal enslavement is not done against someone's will, and rarely takes with most individuals. It requires a very specific nature within a person for it to come to fruition. So many make it out to be the boogey man, and believe it must be horrible. When I am out with my property in public, many people comment on how happy we look.

I suppose the different strokes and the respect of someone else's lifestyle is only applied if you agree with it. Funny how so many in these various lifestyles react to something like this, the same way vanilla folks react to BDSM. Isn't that hypocritical.

As far as being dangerous, it can be, just like a gun can be. It takes a responsible owner for it to be the beautiful thing that it can be.