Question 1

how to cure paraphilia without any treatment of medicine?

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Psychotherapy: No great cures. Psychotherapy seems to help. People have tried 12 step programs similar to those used in treating alcoholism. It takes a lot of time to see an improvement.

Question 2

whatss the name of the paraphilia that consists on smelling our lees ?

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Coprophilia: Coprophilia is a paraphilia where a person derives erotic pleasure from seeing or smelling feces, and various associated activities.

Question 3

is sadism exclusively a sexual paraphilia?

Accepted Answer

Tough question...: Sexual sadism as a paraphilia would involve at least 6 months (or severe consequences/distress) of intense sexually arousing fantasies, urges or behaviors centered on humiliating or causing pain to others. 'sadism' refers more generally to someone who enjoys humiliating, dominating, or harming others, such as a sadistic personality type, with or without strongly sexual overtones.

Question 4

is enjoying paraphilia porn a mental disorder?

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Enjoying porn: Enjoyment of pornography can be an normal means of sexual arousal, and even couples may enjoy viewing pornography together.  With the ever-present availability, accessibility and affordability of free porn on the internet, there becomes a risk that a person might become fixated on porn as the primary means of achieving sexual gratification.  If so, help from a professional might be considered.

Question 5

i have been suffering from exhibitionism for decades and have been arrested many times. does this form of paraphilia qualify one for ssa disability?

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Apply: You won't know until you apply and your individual case is reviewed. You may have other  issues which will be considered in the evaluation.

Question 6

what is paraphilia?

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A mental illness: It is a 6-month period of recurrent, intense, sexually arousing fantasies or sexual urges involving a specific act, depending on the paraphilia. No specific hormone issues have ever been found that could explain this mental illness.

Question 7

why would a paraphilia be a behavior disorder?

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Paraphilla: We look for the following to determine if something is abnormal.
 Distress - the person (or people around the person) must be experiencing some type distress. 
Dysfunction - the behavior has to be causing some dysfunction in everyday life (not working, poor relationships). 
Deviance - generally, behavior must be considered not normal for population

most paraphilias meet this set of parameters.

Question 8

why would a paraphilia be considered a behavior disorder?

Accepted Answer

Paraphilla: We look for the following to determine if something is abnormal.
 Distress - the person (or people around the person) must be experiencing some type distress. 
Dysfunction - the behavior has to be causing some dysfunction in everyday life (not working, poor relationships). 
Deviance - generally, behavior must be considered not normal for population

most paraphilias meet this set of parameters.

Question 9

what's the name of the paraphilia for cannibalism?

Accepted Answer

Cannibalism: Cannibalism is not included in the dsm IV as a paraphilia; it has occurred in many non-sexual situations, and is not always accompanied by sexual desire, fantasies, or pleasure (required for a paraphilia).  Some ancient societies ate body parts of vanquished warriors. There have been murderers who ate parts of their victims, and some would call these sadists.  Sadism is a known paraphilia.

Question 10

how do i find out what is the name of the paraphilia for cannibalism?

Accepted Answer

Anthropophagy: The name of the paraphilia (deriving sexual pleasure from non-sexual behavior) associated with cannibalism is anthropophagy. If this is a fantasy or behavior of you or someone you know, then recommend seeking professional help. Ref: http://en.M.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/list_of_paraphilias.

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