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[[File:Zentai in gold 409.jpg|thumb|Total enclosure [[zentai]] suit]]
'''Total enclosure fetishism''' is a form of [[sexual fetishism]] 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 (BDSM)|bondage]].

==Examples==
Some total enclosure activities include:
* In [[Latex and PVC fetishism|rubber fetishism]], [[Latex clothing|rubber suit]]s, [[gas mask]]s, a [[bondage suit]], and similar garments and accessories are used for total enclosure.
* [[Vacuum bed]]s rigidly enclose the entire body under a rubber sheet with a small breathing tube.
* [[Sleepsack (BDSM)|Sleepsack]]s and [[body bag]]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]] suits (often called 'bodystockings' when made from [[Sheer fabric|sheer nylon]] similar to [[pantyhose]]) 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 [[Polyvinyl chloride|PVC]] garment would be, and the costume generally comes off with a [[zipper]] that can be operated by the wearer.
* Being sealed within a giant [[stuffed animal]] or [[fursuit|murrsuit]] (sexual fursuit).

Although experiences of these activities are regarded as [[claustrophobic]], 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 [[positional asphyxia]], 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 (BDSM)|bondage]] and [[erotic asphyxiation]] for some discussion of the risks involved.

== See also ==
*[[Bondage (BDSM)]]
*[[Bondage hood]]
*[[Bondage suit]]
*[[BDSM]]
*[[Endosomaphilia]]
*[[Human furniture]] 
*[[Partialism]]
*[[Mummification (BDSM)]]

==Sources==
* [[Gillian Freeman]], "[[The Undergrowth of Literature]]", Nelson, 1967, pp.&nbsp;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, {{ISBN|0-8476-6276-4}}, p.&nbsp;39
* Simon LeVay, Sharon McBride Valente, "Human sexuality", [[Sinauer Associates]], 2006, {{ISBN|0-87893-465-0}}, p.&nbsp;494
* http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Murrsuit

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