So Which One Are You? Hmmmmmmm

I've long been a student ( 1998 ) of medical fetish and what makes us the way were are. Recent conversations with one of our "bright stars" leads me to ponder just who we are. I welcome public/private suggestions, extensions, contradictory classifications what have you. My taxonomy of the field would run something like this (now remember additions to my classification are most welcome:

Group I "I Am Curious (Yellow) " These are people that roam the web looking for love, excitement, sexual gratification through medical (fill in the blank) i.e enema, creative roping, physical examination or simply people who like to join. Their attention spam here is roughly that of a four year old at a birthday party. They join and are never heard from again.

Group II "Hunters and Gatherers" These visit to plunder our sizeable and beautifully image collection for some reason - either they like to study anatomy or need visualization for self-gratification.

Group III "Long-Time Chatters" Those intrpid folks who hold the site together - not particularly interested in getting or giving cyberprocedures - they find this a nice home away from the drudgery of the real world.

Group IV "Fisherman" Those who come to read the mail (Forum), look for play partners (most often unproductively) or generally soak up the atmosphere

Group V "Insatiably Bitten" These are people who live, read, eat and sleep medical fetish. They can't look at a person without thinking "I wonder how that one would look in my stirrups" These people talk medical fetish and practice - they have voice and cam capability and aren't afraid to "fire them up" They paint a broad brush with Yahoo, Skype, MSN, Paltalk, Chatropolis.

So have I left anything out - both private and public discussion of this would be appreciated!

DrLaennec (ClinicalUSMLE in Yahoo chat) or DrLaennec in Skype

Which are you? Why so?

:-\ Hmmm how about a partially bitten fisherman lol. I access the forum nearly daily and comment regularly if I find a subject that suits my tastes. If I were single and had access to a personal pc I would use a cam. But if given the right circumstances and I could get away w it I would LOVE to play IRL with the right playdoc;-)

"Bitten fisherman" I like that. I guess I'm about the same.

Another bitten fisherman here...

I'm a combination of IV and V. I'd really love to do an exam sometime via webcam.

Like to add an Addenda

Group IV-A "Hobbyist The hobbyist loves to read the Personals - gets themselves all worked up that the world is ready for their "Sane, Caring, Sensually Professional examination cyber or real - only to have their hopes dashed in the sea of reality. E-mails are exchanged, exam room "prettied up" on to met disappoint"

Come on folks add to my taxonomy

Too soon to tell really....

You seem not too fond of groups I and II Doc. But you don't blame them do you? I know you welcome all curious souls that are willing to learn, whether it's about how they're wired themselves or about someone else's anatomy... 😁

What about group VI,"Ponderers" the ones that come to a website and try to figure everyone out.lol, I dont think I am any of the above, what about you, which one are you ?

Curiously bitten ponderer?

I am a five or sure.

I am a four... the fisherman type; partially bitten, of course. I love the atmosphere, add my two cents worth when I feel it is not to tiresome.. I consider the whole experience highly educational and entertaining. There are some lovely people here...

Four here.

What about the ones that are looking for the pleasures in life that no other people will talk about . Pleasures in life are few , so why not get to learning all of them you can and this place is it. As Gretchen said , I am in group # VI also .

I don't think any of them really fit me, but maybe one of Gretchen's Ponderers?

I think I am a little of 3 and 4. I am still in my gathering stage and try to put in my 2 cents when I can. i am still learning alot here and slowing interducing my wife to this fetish. It has been a long up hill battle but, we are making slow steady progress mostly in thanks to posts that we have read here on the site.

Play on!!

Interesting question. Not a simple answer. I have shared your interest in the question of what makes us the way we are for a long time, but I don't come at it from "who we are" as much as "why we are." Like others, I'm a combination, a little of III and IV, with an element of IV, Insatiably Bitten. Maybe a long term Addicted Chatty Fisherman? That gets at the why part. After lots of self-examination I think my why goes back to early childhood when I was given an enema during a high fever. Somehow I was drawn back to the feeling of the insertion, etc. Through childhood that shaped a lot of my fantasies at a time to young to react. Much later as an adult, I had formed a dominant controlling personality, but with a giving side, versus being a selfish taker. So over time I discovered I got much more satisfaction first out of giving enemas, evolving into elaborate exams. Mentally enjoying both the feeling of control as well as the satisfaction of providing complex, unique pleasure to another. But your description of V only sounds like an out of control addict. That's to simple. In my case over the years I've gone through periods where it has controlled my thoughts and partially distracted me from more practical/productive activity. But then I've cycled through periods of long abstinence as well. But it's something that once bitten, never goes away. If you look at how long some people have been on here, but how irregular their active periods of mail are, I think others are the same? Obviously, I've cycled into an active period recently. Interested in learning what others have learned about their own "why?"

But your description of V only sounds like an out of control addict. That's to simple. In my case over the years I've gone through periods where it has controlled my thoughts and partially distracted me from more practical/productive activity. But then I've cycled through periods of long abstinence as well.

It might be noted that an addiction is defined as an abnormal psychological dependency. It would be debatable if individuals who are perfectionists have an addiction, and if their psychological dependency on succeeding is "abnormal".

MedFet is extremely unique in the world of sexual fetish in that it is not something that can be an occasional distraction for the Top. In order to play safely, and to play well realistically, the Play Doctor must achieve the highest levels of education possible, and the learning process must continue endlessly. It is virtually impossible to excel at anything if it is a passing fantasy. You must be dedicated and find a way to make it part of your normal routine, rather than something which is a detrimental obsession you must pull yourself away from for your own well being. While a few Switches may fit into Type V as loosely defined here, it is rare for a Sub. In my opinion a Play Doctor who doesn't fit into Type V is not very serious about their pursuit.

The "why" for me is quite simple. It is part of who I am. I only do things I do well, and playing doctor is one of them. I enjoy every aspect of MedFet from the technical and scientific, to the personal and emotional interaction with my playmates, and every experience is better than the last.

#3. Not so much a NEED as an enjoyment of one more aspect in psychosexuality we can compare notes on .

Well i have a little bit of all in me just determine the time and day it is

I'd say i'm a bit of all those categories, which might put me squarely in the insatiably bitten categorie! lol

5 mostly ...so long as I could just skip the Skype and go straight to the stirrups...4 sometimes... I find this site very informative but I tend to visit most often when I am seeking a new encounter.

Well... I think I would fall somewhat into two categories. Group II "Hunters and Gatherers" and Group IV "Fisherman" I have a medical condition from birth (cerebral palsy} so I have been involved in the medical field all my life as a patient. I always LOVED playing doctor with my gfs. As I have gotten older... I have definitely gotten kinkier and more appreciative of others kink as well. I do enjoy the pictures and often study the pictures in detail to increase my knowledge of medical fetish as this area is relatively new to me. I also enjoy reading the posts and sometimes commenting.

I would have to say that I fall into the following EDITED categories

Group IV "Fisherman" Those who come to read the mail (Forum), look for >>friends>and keep on coming back

I'm definitely an IV but most of my writing is either in BDSM or (recently,) private communication.

Somehow I think there aren't enough categories to cover all the many manifestations of medfet behavior and thought ... ha ha.

Even so, this is an interesting subject. As a quick answer I'd say I am somewhat beyond IV but not a V.

I do think of how people would look like in a medical setting, in an embarrassing and intimate medical setting of course, but I've never tried to make a contact or even talk about it. I also have an unending desire to find similar things in books, preferably old books and have spent many an hour going through secondhand bookshops or flea markets looking for medical related material. The same goes for the Internet.

I'll also be moving to a new house next year and have already decided to furnish my own bathroom with as much old vintage medical furniture as I can find, and this with my wife's bemused approval who knows little about my preferences ... even though she is herself from the medical profession.

I also cannot help looking for old medical instruments that can be used as medfet accoutrements, anything that can be used as dilator for instance, speculum or clamp, syringes or clysters. I've found many a nice old instrument and do not hide them away either.

Also another indicator of being beyond a IV is I think an urge to write about medfet, in either fantasy or usually in a sort of personalized-fantasy-realized form, what I'd wish to have happened to me but never did. Some of these stories I've been writing for more than 15 years end up being quite long and are a good manner of working through emotions and feelings and of coming to grips with your medfet urges and longings and getting beyond the guilt aspect that often accompanies people when still relatively young or inexperienced.

I enjoy reading the posts of others and take them for what they are; half fantasy and half reality with the line separating the two often becoming blurred around the edges. The joy of Medfet is best realized by experiencing it first hand. Chat and online exams are one thing but physical touch is something quite different. As one who teaches the USMLE, you must certainly understand this.

My cravings for Medfet have proven difficult to satisfy with playdoc and play patients. There are not enough females involved in medfet to allow any sort of predictable frequency of interaction and the world we live further inhibits interaction of medfeters due to the stigma attached to medfeters my the vanilla society and the dangers of meeting with people who may intend to do harm to someone. This led me to the conclusion that my best option to participate in medfet is through an established and acceptable method; become a Standardized Patient. This limits me to always being the patient and never the doctor for the most part. As a GUTA I am is both roles in a way. There is always the excitement of not knowing who the next medical student will be when the door to the exam room opens. And the youthful enthusiasm of the medical students in their early 20's rejuvenates me.

Performing in this role requires quite a bit of effort on my part as well. I must know the material well and perform my role proficiently. I take a good amount of pride in my "work" putting in the amount of time needed to memorize the material i need to know before each exam. Because I satisfy my medfet needs to a great extent by my participation as an SP and because I do take my role as an educator of medical students seriously, I consider myself a "Playful Pragmatist".

I guess that I am a fisherman still eager to expand my narrow horizon of experiences. The reason why I still didn't graduate to a higher position is because I live in a country where enemas are not as popular, so its very difficult to actually meet and play. Although things might change soon I hope!

I would say that i am some where between a 4 and 5

Dr Bob

I'd say I'm a 4 - read a lot although I don't post much, probably 'soak up the atmosphere' describes it best as I'm definitely not seeking out a play partner, very happy with the partner I have. 😃 Having an unusual physiology can make slotting into a discussion difficult as your own frame of reference is fairly specialised.

I think i am in Group IV. I usually just read the forum and post a little bit sometimes.