Hair fetishism
Hair fetishism, hair partialism, or trichophilia is a partialism in which one becomes sexually aroused by human hair; commonly head hair.[1]
Arousal may occur from seeing, touching, or eating hair, including head hair, pubic hair, axillary hair, chest hair, or fur. Head hair arousal may come from seeing or touching very long or short hair, wet hair, certain colors of hair, or certain hairstyles.
Haircut fetishism is a related paraphilia in which one is aroused by having their head hair cut or shaved, by cutting the hair of another, by watching someone get a haircut, or by seeing someone with a shaved head or very short hair.
Characteristics
Grooming and hair cutting affect the body in a manner similar to that of massages, laughter, or caressing. During a haircut or grooming session, the body can produce endorphins, making the recipient feel pleasure.[2] Trichophiliacs may also cut the hair off of strangers, stealing locks of hair by snipping pieces off of individuals in public spaces.[3] Others, may find the attraction of literally "having sex with somebody's hair" as a fantasy or fetish.[4] The fetish affects all genders.
Prevalence
In order to determine the relative prevalence of different fetishes, scientists obtained a sample of at least 5000 individuals worldwide, in 2007, from 381 Internet discussion groups. The relative prevalences were estimated based on (a) the number of groups devoted to a particular fetish, (b) the number of individuals participating in the groups and (c) the number of messages exchanged. Of the sampled population, 7 percent were turned on by hair (as opposed to 12 for underwear, but only 4 for genitals, 3 for breasts, 2 for buttocks, and less than one for body hair).[5][6] Sigmund Freud stated that cutting of women's long hair by men may represent one's fear and/or concept of castration. Meaning that a woman's long hair represents a figurative penis and that by cutting off her hair a man may feel dominance.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Stanley E. Althof (14 January 2010). Handbook of Clinical Sexuality for Mental Health Professionals. Taylor & Francis. p. 408. ISBN 978-0-415-80075-4. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
- ^ Tyler Volk; Dorion Sagan (October 2009). Death/Sex. Chelsea Green Publishing. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-60358-143-1. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
- ^ Anne Hooper; DK Publishing (11 November 2002). Sexopedia. Penguin. p. 155. ISBN 978-0-7566-6352-0. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
- ^ a b Parfitt, Anthony (2007). "Fetishism, Transgenderism, and the Concept of 'Castration'". Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. 21 (1): 61–89. Retrieved 24 December 2011.(subscription required)
- ^ Scorolli, C; Ghirlanda, S; Enquist, M; Zattoni, S; Jannini, E A (2007). "Relative prevalence of different fetishes". International Journal of Impotence Research. 19 (4): 432–7. doi:10.1038/sj.ijir.3901547. PMID 17304204.
- ^ Dobson, Roger. "Heels are the world's No 1 fetish". The Independent. London. Retrieved 1 February 2007.
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