Containment is what allows submission to happen. The safety of the bedroom.
Obedience is lying in the bed.
Requests (such as for GS) are asking for pillows.
Submission is the transition between states. A surrender of defenses, like the surrender of awareness when you fall asleep.
There’s nothing wrong with wanting to simply receive orders or sensation; but it isn’t the same as participating in a dynamic.
Lying in bed is a lovely activity in its own right, but it doesn’t create sleep by itself.
Allowing your psyche to be seen touched that way is more intimate than many people are able to afford.