Can a fetish be cured.And if so should it be?

Answer 1

The existentialist’s answer is it depends on what motivates the fetish. In short the theory is, ‘to thine own self be true’. So is the fetish an expression of the true self or a way of avoiding an issue that is central to personal authentic and honest experience. If the fetish is a compulsion to the point that the holder of the fetish wishes they could do without it is are they being true to themselves by ‘performing’ the fetish? In that case they might want to address the underlying (usually emotional) issues that are the basis of the fetish. If, on the other hand, the fetish is a true expression of a person’s personality and an opportunity to experience a side of themselves that they wouldn’t otherwise (and as long as the fetish doesn’t hurt other people, unless they, being true to themselves, want it to – this is getting confusing), and it isn’t damaging to other areas of the persons life, then it would be a harmless pleasure!?

Answer 2

you can change anything that you want to if you've got enough desire to do so. personally I feel that thinking about things like fetishes in medicalized terms is not the best way to go. are you sick? do you have a disease? is there are prescribed treatment which adresses your condition? perhaps with open skulled surgery in the right place, like a cancer, it can be cut right out of your brain with a scalpel.
I don't think anyone has ever effectively treated fetishes or so-called perversions with this kind of thinking.
a fetish is a desire directed towards releasing tension upon some object which represents some part of you that was repressed or silenced. these things happen. that kind of response is a normal part of the human condition.
there are all kinds of ways in which you can achieve satisfaction and closure, or redirect your thwarted desires. I don't know what kind of fetish you are talking about, but if it's safe and harmless, perhaps you should consider just enjoying it, too.

Answer 3

A fetish is not, as far as I know, something which requires a cure. It is not the same as, say, a mental illness which needs treatment. A fetish, if kept to appropriate places and times is harmless and most enjoyable to the fetishist.

So, my answer is no it cant be cured and if it could be, it shouldnt be!!

Answer 4

I guess you mean "can fetishism be cured"? A fetish is a material object believed to have some magic property. It can be cured if you want it cured, simply by discarding the object, but I don't see why it SHOULD be - unless, of course, someone is being harmed by it.

Answer 5

If your fetish doesn't harm anybody, why bother trying to fix it? I mean...if you like seeing girls in raincoats, more power to you. On the other hand, if you're into necrophilia or pedophilia, there is a victim involved with the fetish. Something like that should be corrected.

Answer 6

The shrunken head fetishes of the head hunters in Borneo were often cured by smoking.

Answer 7

I don't think a fetish can be cured. I think the whole male interest in women is a fetish. Can't cure that...

Answer 8

All depends what the fetish is!!

Answer 9

From someone with many fetishes, I'd advise you to lay back and enjoy it....

Answer 10

any thought process can be changed,

I think a fetish is ok, if it is not harmful, and is agreeable to both parties involved.

so, if its is both those, why change it?
if it is harmful, yeah, it needs to be changed.

if your spouse is demeaned by it, hates it, and what not,
yeah, you should change.