The Sexually Disordered Couple
Len Sperry, Katherine Helm, Jon Carlson in The Disordered Couple, 2019
In addition, part of Doug’s distress may have been an activation of past experiences where he was rejected and felt unsafe to reveal and/or act on his urges, fantasies, and desires. In the early years of his life he did not have consistent caretakers to meet his attachment needs; his father sometimes scolded Doug (and his mother) for expressing the need for attachment behaviors and distanced from Doug during these times. In addition, Doug was rejected by several dating partners after he made himself vulnerable and revealed his desires. He held back with Christa until he had the security of a marital relationship before he revealed his intense desire for exaggerated attachment behaviors from a partner that mimicked a parent–child relationship rather than a partner relationship (during their times of infantilistic play, but not in the relationship overall). The infantilism was a metaphor for his unmet attachment needs from caretakers. While Doug thought that Christa was a safe person to enact these needs, the idea of bringing a baby into the family re-activated his fears that his needs would be rejected and/or unmet.
The Biochemistry of Infertility
A. S. Curry, J. V. Hewitt in Biochemistry of Women: Clinical Concepts, 1974
In subjects with sexual infantilism the excretion of urinary steroids is below that of the normal adult values, and resembles that in normal prepubertal children. The daily output of 17-oxosteroids is usually less than 5 mg/day, and the 17-oxogenic steroid excretion is of similar magnitude but usually slightly greater than the value of the 17-oxosteroids. Values of 2 or 3 mg/day are not uncommon. Plasma cortisol values are normal.
Summary and Development of a New Approach to Senescence
Nate F. Cardarelli in The Thymus in Health and Senescence, 2019
Thus one can ask the well-pondered question, What is progeria? It has elements of senilism, but also of infantilism, especially in terms of sexual maturation. The defect is more fundamental than an immune or endocrine problem. Immune response in progerics is similar to that of aged normal individuals. The medical search has concentrated on seeking an endocrine cause and providing hormone therapy (to no avail).
Experiences of distress by participants in the Adult Baby/Diaper Lover community
Published in Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 2018
There are many manifestations of fetishism, but the current study focused on individuals who wear diapers and/or pretend to be a baby. Role-playing behaviors may include, but are not limited to using diapers, drinking out of a baby bottle, and a desire to be taken care of by a “mommy” or “daddy.” The motivations of these behaviors can be varied and complex, including themes of bondage or domination (Zamboni, 2017). Such role-playing is known as autonepiophilia or paraphilic infantilism (Money, 1986; see also Money, 1984) or as Adult Baby Syndrome (Pate & Gabbard, 2003; see also Giles, 2012). The DSM-IV lists infantilism under sexual masochism (APA, 2000), but it is not listed anywhere in the DSM-5 (APA, 2013); this could be viewed as de-pathologising infantilism. Few cases of diaper fetishism/adult babies (ABs) appear in the research literature, but a simple internet search suggests that a large number of adults engage in these behaviors. Members of this community generally refer to themselves as ABs, those who enjoy role-playing as infants, and diaper lovers (DLs), those who wear diapers voluntarily but may not engage in other baby-like behaviors. As a group, they are referred to as Adult Baby/Diaper Lovers (ABDL).
A Qualitative Exploration of Adult Baby/Diaper Lover Behavior From an Online Community Sample
Published in The Journal of Sex Research, 2019
Fetishism is one type of paraphilia characterized by a period of at least six months during which recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving the use of nonliving objects occur. Although there are many manifestations of fetishism, the current study focused on individuals who wear diapers and/or pretend to be babies. Role-playing behaviors may include but are not limited to using diapers, drinking out of a baby bottle, and a desire to be taken care of by a “mommy” or “daddy.” Such role-playing is known as autonepiophilia or paraphilic infantilism (Money, 1986; see also Money, 1984) or as adult baby syndrome (Pate & Gabbard, 2003; see also Giles, 2012). The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR), listed infantilism under sexual masochism (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2000), but it is not listed anywhere in the DSM-5 (APA, 2013). Few cases of diaper fetishism/adult babies appear in the research literature, but a simple Internet search suggests that a large number of adults engage in these behaviors. Members of this community generally refer to themselves as adult babies (AB), or those who enjoy role-playing as infants, and diaper lovers (DL), or those who wear diapers voluntarily but may not engage in other babylike behaviors. As a group, they are referred to as adult baby/diaper lovers (ABDL).
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