Symptoms
Capnolagnia symptoms consist in the attraction that one has for women or men who are smoking. Whether it is the smell or just the image, people who get sexually aroused by people of the other or same sex and who are smoking are considered smoking fetishists.
People who experience one or more of the symptoms below are considered to have a smoking fetish:
- Sexual interest in watching other people smoking
- Recurring intense sexual fantasies involving watching other people smoking
- Recurring intense sexual urges involving watching other people smoking.
However, capnolagnia is not considered a disease but an unusual sexual practice, and many of the fetishists do not seek medical help unless this behavior strongly interferes with their daily lives. The majority of people simply learn to accept their fetish and manage to achieve gratification in an appropriate manner.
Read more about this topic: Smoking Fetishism
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