Chimerix wrote:Fetishes are considered disorders. And, yes, doctors of the head would prefer to cure you of them. Whether it is quicksand or not is irrelevant, current trends in psycho-thinking label fetishes as negative.
I remember something from a freshman psychology textbook discussing how difficult it is to cure fetishism, since the victims get such pleasure from their problem that they don't desire to be cured.
I did some quick research on what a "fetish" is and I think it can be easily argued that a fetish is not a disorder and I will explain my opinion. According to psychology, this is the definition of a fetish: Psychology. any object or non-genital part of the body that causes a habitual erotic response or fixation. Reading this, I want to dwell on a certain part of the definition. It states, "any object or non-genital part of the body." Further expanding on this, doesn't that mean that being aroused by seeing your significant other in an outfit of choice is a fetish in relation to that outfit? To my understanding of the definition arousal though use of outfits can be classified as a fetish because outfits are objects that are separate from the body. By no means am I saying that outfits are a bad thing. What I am trying to get across is that sexual fixation on an object shouldn't be considered a disorder because in most cases this fixation stimulates and promotes arousal which further promotes intercourse and there for, procreation. Given that this idea is correct, fetishes should be embraced rather cured. The way I see it, a fetish should only be considered a disorder if the person cannot find pleasure outside the fetish.
I want to stress that these are just thoughts to express my opinion and I do not intend to offend anyone that reads this. If you disagree with any part of the paragraph above please feel free to comment on any flaws you see in my ideology.
