Top 10 Most Outrageous Addictions and Fetishes
I don’t care to find out how many licks it takes.
1. Pica
When I hear the word “pica”, I experience major Pagemaker cravings (old addictions never die). The other kind of pica is a condition wherein one has dirt, paint, fingernail, glue, glass, and feces cravings, among various metallic delights. I’m scared to inquire about pixel.
2. Trichotillomania
Obsessive hair pulling. As in pulling it out.
3. OMG, I’m gonna hurl.
You know about golden showers, natch. Did you know there’s also a Roman shower? And that people with emetophilia are addicted to them? I’m going to let you discover the contents of this one all on your own, my little sickos.
4. Dermatillomania
I had a classmate in grad school who would always pick at her skin during class. And by pick, I’m not talking about absentmindedly playing Braille with a pimple. This intelligent and quite beautiful woman was forging fresh, bloody pathways across her face, and the scars of previous expeditions were faintly visible. I always wanted to say something but didn’t know how; I imagine everyone else probably felt the same way.
5. Abasiophilia
This is when people are sexually aroused by seeing disabled, injured, and handicapped humans. Honestly, is this really much different from a lot of the violence-tinged “porn” on the web these days? What ever happened to good clean booty porn?
6. Self-cannibalism
Eat the damn carbs. They won’t kill you.
7. Pyromania
Meh.
8. Sneeze Arousal
Sexy as snot, that’s what.
9. Body Integrity Identity Disorder
Some people don’t feel any relationship with their own limbs, so they amputate them or they injure them so badly that a surgeon has no choice but to do it for them.
10. Hematolagnia
Bloody disturbing.
- Original version of this creepitude by the terrific Erin Donnelly at BP
- Owl
7 opinions for Top 10 Most Outrageous Addictions and Fetishes
sean
Nov 8, 2007 at 12:22 am
healthbolt sucks now.
what happened?
Mikeachim
Nov 8, 2007 at 7:06 am
Emetophilia, coprophilia, urophilia, semenophilia. The human mind certainly is inventive.
I think that’s the most disgusting comment I’ve ever written. Sudden compulsion to wash down my keyboard with soapy water.
(Vegetablefatqwertyophilia).
Brian
Nov 8, 2007 at 7:22 am
Wow crazy stuff… it’s amazing what the human brain can come up with…
Sara
Nov 8, 2007 at 10:39 am
Sean,
Sorry you think Healthbolt sucks now. I think your comment sucks. I can’t make Healthbolt not-suck if you don’t give me some specifics and some constructive criticism.
Mikeachim,
Simply posting a proximate comment to yours has infected my keyboard. Of course, my mind was already infected long ago.
Brian,
Maybe we are all crazy. :)
Dopey Larue
Nov 8, 2007 at 11:57 am
I think Healthbolt rocks. Now more than ever, even.
…but…you are telling me being aroused by vomit…ISN’T normal…? woah. j/k…yeah…
Harley
Nov 8, 2007 at 2:09 pm
Healthbolt doesn’t suck, it rocks. This is human interest stuff that absurb people actually believe in and/or do, and it’s great to learn a little about it. I won’t be embracing any of it, but I don’t live under a rock and I do want to know things. It’s okay to venture out of your tepid little life box and get some exposure to daylight, Sean.
Sara
Nov 8, 2007 at 2:13 pm
The checks are in the mail, everyone. ;)
Moving on, any post requests? :)
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