Would You Take a "Fetish Cure" If It Existed?

[gamwam]

id take a cure - its almost a curse to me as its so powerfull that I cant have regular vanilla sex - I can only climax if im either sinking or watching someone else sink - im doomed to spend the rest of my life fantasising thanks to this fetish

[dk_angel7]

I chose in. I can choose out. I can control it if I allow myself to choose to control it.

To ask if one would take a "Fetish Cure" if it existed is a tantamount to asking for a cure for being human.

It may seem to be uncontrollable, but that happens when one lets it run “free” like a horse without reigns.

When I referred to churches making a business out of considering fetishes an illness or disease, it was probably my Lutheran upbringing and indulgence bashing talking. It's no secret that religions use guilt/forgiveness/salvation as tools to further their existence and expansion. It's one of the problems with organized religion.

Relevant issue because this begs the question weather or not it is something that needs to be cured or not.

I am likely one of the most hostile people to current organized religion (OR) than anyone else here. Throwing away the mission to be a light to society, current OR has chosen to be a catalyst for the continuance of societal norms as they exist now. One of the norms is that people involved in this QS interest and those like it are somehow "deviant". Therefore, they get lots of mileage out of casting out and opposing those whom are involved in "deviant" lifestyles.

Yes, Christianity promotes control in the area of sex and sex related urges. OR really does not.

Nobody has ever been sent to Hell because of his or her involvement in a fetish. If more of us understood this, the question would be moot.

The issue of a fetish revolves around the word "control" or "self discipline". I for one did not always practice "control". There were times which I have paid the consequences of letting it run wild.

[QuicksandMania]

Today I briefly skimmed Web material related to Alfred Kinsey and his arch-nemesis, Judith Reisman. The contrast captures the culture war this poll discussion exemplifies. Kinsey is famous for the first scientific exploration of human sexuality and his best-selling books reporting his findings. Reisman is famous for challenging Kinsey's methodologies such as his incorporation of statistics from prison inmates and pedophiles as part of his overall statistics reporting. Other sources state that Kinsey's original estimate that 10% of males are homosexual falls to 4% using better methodologies. That is still a substantial number of people that certain forces want to marginalize, demonize, and "exorcise" rather than just letting them be themselves. I did not read enough material to learn what they had to say about fetishes but at this point see no need as their positions are quite predictable. I have noticed that either side carries massive amounts of baggage and "package-dealing" that makes rational dialogue in an effort to discover truth nearly impossible.

If anyone has read their respective books and feels either is relevant enough to share a synopsis, it might shed more light on this poll.

[dlodoski]

Apparently, there is a cure!

http://www.depression-guide.com/wet-and ... ishism.htm .

This fetishism is a psychological or mental disorder caused due to brain dysfunction.

So, which is it? Psychological or mental? Both, right?

What a crock of shit. They can't even get their grammar together. And they left out regular mud altogether!

Next time get someone with a GED to fill in the backwater areas of your drug selling site.

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[Fred588]

In response to the link post by Jumpoff Joe.

Its total BS.

[Fred588]

Everyone knows that the quicksand fetish is really caused by a subliminal message within commercials by the letter Q on Sesame Street. In my case it was SO subliminal that I caught it back in the 50s because I forgot to put on the aluminum-foil hat on the day the letter Q first thought of the idea.

[Nessie]

Apparently, there is a cure!

I see that!

It says "Relaxation exercise will help to control wet and messy fetishism."

Sinking in quicksand is very relaxing, and after I've done it, I have satisfied the urge to do it.

And my fetish is under control.

Nessie

[SarahMichelle]

We have talked often about why we have the obsession that is this message board's theme though never drawing a sound conclusion. But I do not recall anyone discussing future possibilities as neural science progresses. I hypothesize that eventually science will understand the roots of fetish genesis, and that medicine will eventually find a way to treat and cure it.

The question remains: If such a so-called "cure" arose, would you take it?

Considering how much we obsess over the subject, skirt around outsiders in an effort to hide it, squander large sums of money (at times) on it, make or break relationships over it, etc., I wanted to start a thread about it. My own answer is, "No," though I imagine I could put all that energy toward more productive goals if I did. If it did become a major problem, then, yes, I would take the cure, especially if reversible.

There is the obvious worry about "do good" types who would medically force us into their narrow mold, but this question centers on voluntary cures, not involuntary ones.

There was a time when I was very ashamed of my fetishes and maybe sometimes I still am but I never want to change who I am. I am who I am; I am unique. It takes all kinds to make this world go round. As long as what I am doing isn't causing fatal/severe harm to myself or others, then there's nothing wrong with me. Everyone should feel this way. I've lately become very proud of my fetishes. If someone doesn't like it then they can go screw!! (Excuse my language )

[SarahMichelle]

@Sarahmichele=Go screw? That,s my sentiment to the assholes also! Only my version has alot of F words and middle fingers! LOL!

hehe I agree but have been trying to be more lady like.

No one should be afraid to be who they are. I truly believe that. And others shouldn't worry about what someone else likes. There's enough in this world to be concerned with.

[Parzival2600]

“I dont crave companionship. It stands in my way. I live for pleasure. There are few persons who can give me as much pleasure as those acts I perform myself. I would rather create pleasure according to my own whim than be subjected to the whims of others.” -Anton Lavey

No, I'm not a Satanist, but Mr. Levay had alot to say on fetishes and sexuality that cannot be ignored. To want to be "Cured" is to believe something is wrong. Many here have professed to not feeling normal, I myself went through that period. The fact of the matter is, nothing is wrong and normal is an abstract concept that changes every moment. Normal cannot be defined, it can only be guessed at. Any definition of normal is not grounded in fact, it's gleaned from various idea's and philosophies that a large group of people agree on. This does not make it fact. If the whole world was insane and you were the last sane person, what would normal become? Insanity?

I believe Popeye said it best: "I yam what I yam and that's all that I yam."

To hold yourself to a notion of normal is foolish and a waste of time. It mentally hinders you and devolves you into sheep. Does what you like hurt anyone? Does it hurt yourself? If the answer to both these questions is no, then your good to go. Enjoy yourself, because to deny yourself this pleasure is to deny yourself a measure of happiness, and few thing's are more valuable in this life than happiness.

That said, anything can be unhealthy in large doses. If your missing work because your at home wanking off infront of your computer, you may have to adjust your interest to a more moderate and productive level. This is no different then over eating. It's not a sign of mental illiness, it's a sign of mental weakness, an inability to control one's self. You don't need a shrink, or a pill. You need will power. You'll get that when you recognize you have a problem and take steps to get it under control. As Yoda so perfectly put it: "Do or do not, there is no try."

So in conclusion, no, I would not take a cure. This is part of what makes me who I am, plus I derive great pleasure from it and I will not deny myself such pleasure to appease the massess. It's my life and I ain't gonna live forever.