SEX! Now that we have your attention, this episode reviews some of the paraphilias that exist. More importantly, we try to understand with a compassionate and critical lens. Some paraphilias are simply different than what might be considered "normal" sexual behavior, but in which no one is hurt, or exploited, and everything is consensual. However, there are paraphilias that include lack of consent, expoitation, or harm. There is no black and white way to classify this, so we need nuance and critical thinking. 

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Links and References

•  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK554425/2.
• https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/conditions/paraphilias3.
• https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/psychiatric-disorders/paraphilias-and-paraphilic-disorders/overview-of-paraphilias-and-paraphilic-disorders4
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S10564993183055225
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S00472352220010156
• https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/291419-overview7
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26941021/8
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S17436095153353239.
• https://www.nature.com/articles/s41443-024-00835-410
• https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Prevalence-of-Experience-at-Least-Once-in-Lifetime-With-Paraphilic-Behaviors-Among_tbl1_28936825411.
• https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1079063223119931812
• https://www.msdmanuals.com/professional/psychiatric-disorders/paraphilias-and-paraphilic-disorders/overview-of-paraphilias-and-paraphilic-disorders13.
• https://www.mentalhealth.com/library/introduction-to-sexual-disorders

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