Fetish of the week - 1 (peccatophilia, a fetish about sinning)

For me, the fetish known as 'peccatophilia' is intriguing. Have you ever wondered - with the renowned Spanish filmmaker, Luis Bunuel (1900-1983), and perhaps even Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) - why religious and sexual mania sometimes go together? Well, this particular fetish gives it a name. Essentially, it is arousal by sinning. Peccatum is Latin for 'sin'. According to Australian author Dr Stephen Juan in his paperback book 'The Odd Sex' (2001), peccatophilia is related to hierophilia (sexual arousal from religious objects). Peccatophiles experience an extreme sense of guilt in all things sexual. Most often they had a strict religious upbringing in childhood or adolescence, and were taught that God would punish them for their sexual or masturbatory thoughts. Accordingly, they grew up closely associating sexual arousal with religious transgression. Perfect conditions for fetish-formation (see the Zity thread 'On our fetishes - in the big context!')! According to Juan, many sadistic behaviours are based upon this psychological foundation. An Australian hypnotherapy site, though, claims to be able to treat a close variant of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=vccmwVeVB_4

- Ken

Peccatophiles experience an extreme sense of guilt in all things sexual.

Wouldn't it be simpler to just call them Catholics?? 😄

Suddenly I understand Madonna.

@Nurse_Phillips - ROFLMAO!!!