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[[File:Dealing with bullies colored.jpg|thumb|A [[manga]]-style, vorarephilic artwork]]
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{{Wiktionary|vorarephilia}}
{{Wiktionary|vorarephilia}}
'''Vorarephilia''' (often shortened to '''vore''') is a [[paraphilia]] wherein an individual's sexual arousal occurs in response to a fantasy of a person or creature being consumed.<ref name="Lykins" /><ref name="straightDope">{{cite web| last = Adams |first= Cecil | authorlink = Cecil Adams | date = 2004-07-02 | url=http://www.straightdope.com/columns/040702.html | title=Eat or be eaten: Is cannibalism a pathology as listed in the DSM-IV? | publisher=[[The Straight Dope]] | accessdate=2007-04-04 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | title=Functional and dysfunctional sexual behavior: a synthesis of neuroscience and comparative psychology | first=Anders | last=Ågmo | publisher=Academic Press | year=2007 | isbn=0-12-370590-8 | page=454 | doi=10.1016/B978-012370590-7/50013-X }}</ref><ref name="Brundage2002">{{cite journal |last= Brundage |first= Sandy |journal= The Wave Magazine|volume= 2 |issue= 15 |title= Fetish Confessions |date= 2002-07-31 | url= http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.php?articleid=22026&pagename=article |accessdate= 2007-04-30 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070927061721/http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.php?articleid=22026&pagename=article <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-09-27}}</ref> Since vorarephilic fantasies cannot be acted out in reality, they are often expressed in stories or drawings shared on the Internet.<ref name="Lykins">{{cite journal | author = Lykins, A. D. & Cantor, J. M. | year = 2014 | title = Vorarephilia: a case study in masochism and erotic consumption | journal = Archives of Sexual Behavior | volume = 43 | issue = 1 | pages = 181-186}}</ref> The word ''vorarephilia'' is derived from the [[Latin]] ''vorare'' (to "[[Swallowing|swallow]]" or "devour"), and [[Ancient Greek]] φιλία (''philía'', "[[love]]").
'''Vorarephilia''' (often shortened to '''vore''') is an infrequently presenting [[paraphilia]] characterized by the erotic desire to be consumed by, sometimes to personally consume, another person or creature, usually [[humanoid]].<ref name="Lykins" /><ref name="straightDope">{{cite web| last = Adams |first= Cecil | authorlink = Cecil Adams | date = 2004-07-02 | url=http://www.straightdope.com/columns/040702.html | title=Eat or be eaten: Is cannibalism a pathology as listed in the DSM-IV? | publisher=[[The Straight Dope]] | accessdate=2007-04-04 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | title=Functional and dysfunctional sexual behavior: a synthesis of neuroscience and comparative psychology | first=Anders | last=Ågmo | publisher=Academic Press | year=2007 | isbn=0-12-370590-8 | page=454 | doi=10.1016/B978-012370590-7/50013-X }}</ref><ref name="Brundage2002">{{cite journal |last= Brundage |first= Sandy |journal= The Wave Magazine|volume= 2 |issue= 15 |title= Fetish Confessions |date= 2002-07-31 | url= http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.php?articleid=22026&pagename=article |accessdate= 2007-04-30 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070927061721/http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.php?articleid=22026&pagename=article <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-09-27}}</ref> Since vorarephilic fantasies cannot be acted out in reality, they are often expressed in stories or drawings shared on the Internet.<ref name="Lykins">{{cite journal | author = Lykins, A. D. & Cantor, J. M. | year = 2014 | title = Vorarephilia: a case study in masochism and erotic consumption | journal = Archives of Sexual Behavior | volume = 43 | issue = 1 | pages = 181-186}}</ref> The word ''vorarephilia'' is derived from the [[Latin]] ''vorare'' (to "[[Swallowing|swallow]]" or "devour"), and [[Ancient Greek]] φιλία (''philía'', "[[love]]").


The fantasy usually involves the victim being swallowed whole, though occasionally the victims are chewed up, and digestion may or may not be included.<ref name="Brundage2002" /><ref name="NP" /><ref name="Lykins" /> Vore fantasies are separated from sexual [[cannibalism]] because the living victim is swallowed whole.<ref name="Lykins" /> Sometimes the consumers are human, but [[Anthropomorphism|anthropormorphized]] animals, dragons, and enormous snakes also appear frequently in these fantasies.<ref name="Lykins" /> After consumption, the enlarged belly of the consumer is often described with great care.<ref name="Lykins" />
The fantasy usually involves the victim being swallowed whole, though occasionally the victims are chewed up,{{contradiction-inline}} and digestion may or may not be included.<ref name="Brundage2002" /><ref name="NP" /><ref name="Lykins" /> Vore fantasies are separated from sexual [[cannibalism]] because the living victim is swallowed whole.{{contradiction-inline}}<ref name="Lykins" /> Sometimes the consumers are human, but [[Anthropomorphism|anthropormorphized]] animals, dragons, and enormous snakes also appear frequently in these fantasies.<ref name="Lykins" /> After consumption, the enlarged belly of the consumer is often described with great care.<ref name="Lykins" />


It is most often enjoyed through pictures, stories, videos, and [[video games]], and can appear in mainstream media.<ref name=brathwaite>{{cite book | title=Sex in video games | series=Advances in computer graphics and game development | first=Brenda | last=Brathwaite | place=London | publisher=Charles River Media | year=2007 | isbn=1-58450-459-5 | page=20 | url=http://www.charlesriver.com/resrcs/chapters/1584504595_1stChap.pdf | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070927180711/http://www.charlesriver.com/resrcs/chapters/1584504595_1stChap.pdf | chapter = Defining sex | archivedate = 2007-09-27 }}</ref> In some cases, vorarephilia may be described as a variation of [[macrophilia]] and may combine with other paraphilias.<ref>{{cite book | title=Weirdly Beloved: Tales of Strange Bedfellows, Odd Couplings, and Love Gone Bad | first=Cynthia | last=Ceilán | publisher=Globe Pequot | year=2008 | isbn=1-59921-403-2 | page=90 }}</ref> Apart from macrophilia, vore fantasies often have themes of [[BDSM]], [[microphilia]], [[pregnancy fetishism]], [[Furry fandom#Sexual_aspects|furry fetishism]], "unbirthing" (a desire to be swallowed whole into the vagina and returned to the uterus), and sexual cannibalism.<ref name="Lykins" />
It is most often enjoyed through pictures, stories, videos, and [[video games]], and can appear in mainstream media.<ref name=brathwaite>{{cite book | title=Sex in video games | series=Advances in computer graphics and game development | first=Brenda | last=Brathwaite | place=London | publisher=Charles River Media | year=2007 | isbn=1-58450-459-5 | page=20 | url=http://www.charlesriver.com/resrcs/chapters/1584504595_1stChap.pdf | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070927180711/http://www.charlesriver.com/resrcs/chapters/1584504595_1stChap.pdf | chapter = Defining sex | archivedate = 2007-09-27 }}</ref> In some cases, vorarephilia may be described as a variation of [[macrophilia]] and may combine with other paraphilias.<ref>{{cite book | title=Weirdly Beloved: Tales of Strange Bedfellows, Odd Couplings, and Love Gone Bad | first=Cynthia | last=Ceilán | publisher=Globe Pequot | year=2008 | isbn=1-59921-403-2 | page=90 }}</ref> Apart from macrophilia, vore fantasies often have themes of [[BDSM]], [[microphilia]], [[pregnancy fetishism]], [[Furry fandom#Sexual_aspects|furry fetishism]], "unbirthing" (a desire to be swallowed whole into the vagina and returned to the uterus), and sexual cannibalism.<ref name="Lykins" />

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A manga-style, vorarephilic artwork

Vorarephilia (often shortened to vore) is an infrequently presenting paraphilia characterized by the erotic desire to be consumed by, sometimes to personally consume, another person or creature, usually humanoid.[1][2][3][4] Since vorarephilic fantasies cannot be acted out in reality, they are often expressed in stories or drawings shared on the Internet.[1] The word vorarephilia is derived from the Latin vorare (to "swallow" or "devour"), and Ancient Greek φιλία (philía, "love").

The fantasy usually involves the victim being swallowed whole, though occasionally the victims are chewed up,[contradictory] and digestion may or may not be included.[4][5][1] Vore fantasies are separated from sexual cannibalism because the living victim is swallowed whole.[contradictory][1] Sometimes the consumers are human, but anthropormorphized animals, dragons, and enormous snakes also appear frequently in these fantasies.[1] After consumption, the enlarged belly of the consumer is often described with great care.[1]

It is most often enjoyed through pictures, stories, videos, and video games, and can appear in mainstream media.[6] In some cases, vorarephilia may be described as a variation of macrophilia and may combine with other paraphilias.[7] Apart from macrophilia, vore fantasies often have themes of BDSM, microphilia, pregnancy fetishism, furry fetishism, "unbirthing" (a desire to be swallowed whole into the vagina and returned to the uterus), and sexual cannibalism.[1]

One case study analysis connected the fantasy with sexual masochism, and suggested that it could be motivated by a desire to merge with a powerful other or permanently escape loneliness.[1] With "no known treatment" for vorarephiles who feel ill at ease with their sexuality, psychologists at Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health have recommended trying to "adjust to, rather than change or suppress" the sexual interest.[5] Medication for sex drive reduction could be used if deemed necessary.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Lykins, A. D. & Cantor, J. M. (2014). "Vorarephilia: a case study in masochism and erotic consumption". Archives of Sexual Behavior. 43 (1): 181–186.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Adams, Cecil (2004-07-02). "Eat or be eaten: Is cannibalism a pathology as listed in the DSM-IV?". The Straight Dope. Retrieved 2007-04-04.
  3. ^ Ågmo, Anders (2007). Functional and dysfunctional sexual behavior: a synthesis of neuroscience and comparative psychology. Academic Press. p. 454. doi:10.1016/B978-012370590-7/50013-X. ISBN 0-12-370590-8.
  4. ^ a b Brundage, Sandy (2002-07-31). "Fetish Confessions". The Wave Magazine. 2 (15). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
  5. ^ a b Brean, Joseph (1 October 2013). "Man who desired to be eaten by a 'large, dominant woman' a baffling case for Toronto psychiatric hospital doctors". National Post.
  6. ^ Brathwaite, Brenda (2007). "Defining sex". Sex in video games (PDF). Advances in computer graphics and game development. London: Charles River Media. p. 20. ISBN 1-58450-459-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27.
  7. ^ Ceilán, Cynthia (2008). Weirdly Beloved: Tales of Strange Bedfellows, Odd Couplings, and Love Gone Bad. Globe Pequot. p. 90. ISBN 1-59921-403-2.

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