Fetishes, you has one, or two, or ...

I'm in school. I'm in a psychology class. Now, whenever I talk to people or watch TV, I think I'm a fucking psychologist. I'm diagnosing, labeling disorders, getting that "ah HA!" moment when people express anxiety because I know why. The problem is: I don't know what I'm talking about. The only class I've taken is the damned introductory class, Psychology 101. Who do I think I am?

One class isn't going to make me an expert. But, you've probably heard the saying: in the world of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. Well, I may not have a full eye and the one I have is cloudy and vague, but I can make out more than the blind.

My final report is on fetishes. And I've learned quite a bit, like Freud's reason why people have them. After I give a nutshell explanation, you might find that you have one, too.

Freud theorized in a Castration Complex. That's where little boys, who are horrified to find out their mother doesn't have a penis, substitute an object in place of the penis. Mind you, this is all subconscious and relative. Little girls on the other hand, discover that boys DO have a penis and assume theirs was torn off, so they substitute and object in it's place as well (a.k.a. "penis envy"). This is all assuming that the penis is the symbol of erotic sexuality.

The most common fetish is a foot and leg fetish. This includes any object or behavior that is associated with feet: bare, shoes, high heels, stockings, skirts. But typically, there's a behavior associated with them. What are the feet doing/wearing. Stocking alone won't do the trick, but stockings on feet might. Perhaps bare feet being squished into a pumpkin does it for some people.

High heels are the most prevalent. This is because the high heel is symbolic of a phallus. A woman in high heels is seen as a phallic woman. These women are associated with power (which could also be the reason ultra high heels are often seen in BDSM.)

Well, there's a two paragraph of a 20 minute presentation of fetishes. I summarized. Chiao!