The Nascence Of My Fetishes

[lupestripe]

Many psychologists believe that kinks, fetishes and other psychological deviations from "the norm" (and please don't pick apart that term, I use it merely for reference) are fostered in childhood, particularly through childhood experiences. Thinking back, I have realised that a couple of my kinks were a part of my identity from a very early age.

Furry - Age 10 - Watching The Animals Of Farthing Wood, I remember feeling empathy for and wanting to be Fox. I also remember seeing fursuiters about (on very rare occasions) and wishing that I could get a costume of my very own.
BDSM - Age 9 - The police visited our primary school to talk about crime and self-defence techniques. They got two volunteers from the audience and put them in handcuffs. I remember feeling so jealous of them and cursing my shyness for not volunteering.
Pup Play/Rubber - Age 7 - Through The Dragon's Eye was a children's TV show involving a dragon in a rubber-clad suit. Again, I was obsessed with this. The same was true of Woof! - the kid who turned into a dog for no discernable reason. I wanted to be him!!
WAM - Age 7 - I always wanted to go on Fun House with Pat Sharpe. I was never interested in the Fun House itself, or that go-karting thing, but the gunge games. This became somewhat obsessional at an early age.

There are probably other cases if I think back hard enough but these came to me recently. For me, certainly, the way I am was definitely something borne from my early childhood. So I blame my parents :P

Comments

[eldabion.livejournal.com]

Woof! I remember that! That was an awesome series, and somehow, its ok that it was never really properly explained at the end of it all. Its one of those premises that someone drempt up one day and just ran with it.

[lupestripe.livejournal.com]

I think it ran for something like seven series, it was mental. It was always one of the highlights of children's TV for me and I got very defensive and protective over it. I didn't want to be disturbed when I watched it. I was delighted when the village next to mine was once mentioned on the show :)

[snowtiger-uk.livejournal.com]

I think parts of woof were filmed near where I used to live.

[lupestripe.livejournal.com]

Where was that? We should go and pretend to be kids who turn into dogs there :P