The Abaddon Inn was a broken as hell technique, and only worked because the laws within Abaddon were in a constant state of flux. The underlying premise of the ability was in depriving the target of the ability to influence laws while ensuring that the user's connection to the laws wasn't affected.
But even depriving the target of the ability to influence laws was only the first step, albeit an important one for more than one reason. The technique immobilised the body, not by restricting the body, but by targeting the connection between the soul and the body.
He affected that connection by occupying the spirit, or the mind entirely, preventing his conscious and subconscious mind from defending while he established the technique.
For this to work out well, any strong stimuli was required, whether it be positive or negative. After all, occupying the mind was what determined whether the technique would be successful or not.
