Ever heard of it? Me neither until now. Last week I had my 8-week follow up appointment with my orthopedic surgeon for my broken leg and the news was good. I was released to begin weight bearing. I felt like I was doing time or under house arrest. When the doctor gave me the news that I could start walking with crutches, I was so excited.
It is a counterpart to apotemnophilia , the sexual interest in being an amputee. Acrotomophiles may enjoy the idea of dominating the amputee during couples play and they may also become aroused with the thought of having to take care of an amputee. In a survey of acrotomophiles, leg amputations were preferred over arm amputations, amputations of a single limb over double amputations, and amputations that left a stump over amputations that left no stump. Some people question whether amputating one's own body parts or operating on a partner for the sake of sexual pleasure is ethical. For some, modifying the body is a private ritual of self-ownership and freedom of choice.
Every person has something that's a little bit weird about them, but some people have something that is just out right strange. Here are 10 of the strangest fetishes that you have no idea about:. For some people, the idea of a person, especially a woman, nearly drowning in quicksand is quite the turn on. Perhaps these viewers imagine themselves as a hero who can swoop in and save the day. Sexual fetish involving enemas
There's an inherent sexiness to an injury, even in men I wasn't previously attracted to. Put them in a sling, and my pulse quickens. French gymnast Samir Ait Said first caught my eye when he shattered his tibia and fibula upon landing his vault during men's team qualification rounds. After I read that this isn't his first injury — he also broke his leg before the Olympics — I fell in love. Later, when the Games were over and Said was safely in the hospital, I cuddled up to my husband.