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Paraphilias are sexual interests in objects, situations, or individuals that are atypical. The American Psychiatric Association, in its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fifth Edition (DSM), draws a distinction between paraphilias (which it describes as atypical sexual interests) and paraphilic disorders (which additionally require the experience of distress, impairment in functioning, and/or ...
Paraphilic interests are rarely exclusive [43] and some people have more than one paraphilia. [13] Some people with paraphilias may seek occupations and avocations that increase their access to objects of their sexual fantasies (e.g. voyeurs working in rental properties to "peep" on others or pedophiles working with Boy Scouts). [16]
Hybristophilia is a paraphilia involving sexual interest in and attraction to those who commit crimes. Many high-profile criminals, particularly those who have committed atrocious crimes, receive "fan mail" in prison that is sometimes amorous or sexual, presumably because of this phenomenon. While less common, hybristophilia can also occur in ...
Object sexuality or objectophilia is a group of paraphilias characterized by sexual or romantic attraction focused on particular inanimate objects. Individuals with this attraction may have strong feelings of love and commitment to certain items or structures of their fixation. Some do not desire sexual or close emotional relationships with humans.
An example of manga-style vorarephilic artwork. Vorarephilia (often shortened to vore) is a paraphilia characterized by the erotic desire to be consumed by, or to personally consume, another person or creature, or an erotic attraction to the process of eating in general practice.
Many people experience feelings toward plants after having sex in a garden, forest, greenhouse, or bedroom with many plants. The use of flowers to caress the body is also included in dendrophilia. It is widely regarded as illegal to act upon such thoughts in public due to Indecent exposure, and people have been arrested for such attempts [4]
Agalmatophilia (from Ancient Greek ἄγαλμα (ágalma) 'statue' and φιλία (philía) 'love') is a paraphilia involving sexual attraction to a statue, doll, mannequin, or other similar figurative object. Agalmatophilia is a form of object sexuality.
Mechanophilia (or mechaphilia [1]) is a paraphilia involving a sexual attraction to machines such as bicycles, motorcycles, [2] cars, [3] [4] helicopters, [5] and airplanes. [ 6 ] Mechanophilia is treated as a crime in some nations with perpetrators being placed on a sex-offenders' register after prosecution. [ 7 ]