What's a fetish, and when does it need professional support
A fetish is a normal part of human sexual variety, as long as it happens between consenting adults and doesn't cause distress.
Clinicians only call it "Fetishistic Disorder" when the urges or behavior cause significant personal distress or impair daily functioning — not simply from having a fetish.
Fetish or as translated into Thai means “Special libido” Many people may have seen this word before from categorizing the types of porn movies. But the meaning of this word has been branched out into many lines with different sub-meanings.
Fetishism In medicine, it means A group of people who have lust for objects and objects of the opposite sex. Having sexual pleasure with a part of the body or an object. Type of interest in things or like to collect things belonging to the opposite sex This could be that you like women's breasts. Or you can like a man's six-pack. But there are many other behaviors that are called, broken down as follows:
• Armpit Fetish
Armpit means armpit. Armpit Fetish is a person who has a lust with "armpit" with a habit of burying his face in the other person's armpit like crazy and sniffing. Some people may like smooth, hairless arms. Some people may prefer stubby underarms. While some people like to smell bad or have sweat,
• Clothing Fetish
Clothing Fetish is someone who likesdressing to stimulate sexual feelings.For example, dressing as a doctor or nurse. Wearing various uniforms Including role playing to use the special skills of that role. Stimulate sexual feelings
• Food Play
Favorite groupSprinkling food or food on the bodyof the other party. Or cut food into pieces and place them around your body. Or let other people eat the things that are on them. In addition, some foods and herbs are intended to cause sexual arousal in oneself.
• Foot Fetish
Foot Fetish is a person who lusts after seeing from the thighs to the tips of the toes, especially those with beautiful feet. Some people enjoy performing sexual activities with their feet, such as fondling or licking their feet. to using feet to rub and masturbate. In addition, Foot Fetish is further divided into several types as follows:
- Revving is a person who becomes sexually aroused to a woman who wears shoes with heels. And must be stepping on the car's accelerator.
- Stocking Fetish is a person who is crazy about stockings. or those who wear stockings Likes having sex while oneself or a partner is wearing stockings
- Shoes Fetish is a shoe fanatic. Emotions arise with the person wearing the shoes. Like having sex while You or your partner wear shoes.
• Glasses Fetish
Glasses are something that creates libido for this group of people. and also likes the other person to wear glasses, sunglasses, and contact lenses as well. In Japan, there is a term for girls with glasses to be called Meganeko and guys with glasses to be called Meganedanshi
• Tickling Fetish
Tickling. ortickling It's one of 's ways to create happiness innocently like a child. which will cause arousal as a result
• Looners or Balloon Fetish
is a term used by people wholove balloons very much. and involving balloons in matters of sex, such as using them for sexual activities Or some people get aroused by looking at balloons bursting
• Navel Fetish
people who have a passion for the shape ofnavel, with the smell or shape, shape, depth of the navel being a stimulant of sex.
summary
Everyone's sexual orientation is different. Everyone has their own preferences. However, sex is a mutual activity. But the sexual tastes of people are diverse and subtle. Fetish is an explanation for that diversity.
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Information updated 24 September 2026. General education only.