5 Shocking Sexual Fetishes, According To A Behavioral Addiction Doctor - Page 3
3. Dacryphilia
Here‘s another fetish that isn’t gut-wrenching but bizarre, to say the least. Dacryphilia is a sexual fetish where individuals become aroused by seeing someone cry. Dr. Griffiths has published several studies on this rare fetish, including one in which he interviewed eight dacryphiles—six women and two men—from the U.S., U.K., Romania, and Belgium.
The study revealed that even within such a small sample, there were distinct subtypes of dacryphilia. Based on these interviews, Griffiths identified three primary categories: compassionate dacryphiles, who are sexually aroused by the act of comforting someone in tears and there are dominant or submissive dacryphiles, people who are aroused by either causing a consenting partner to cry (dominant) or by being made to cry themselves (submissive) during consensual play.
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