Sub Conscious: Infantilism

infantilism is one of the more 'bizarre' kinks in many people's minds, even among those who are kinky themselves and/or comfortable and supportive of other kinks.

an infantilist enjoys regressing into an infantile state, either in outward form or more deeply. in other words, they either pretend to be or 'become' a baby.

often s/he does this as part of a power exchange in which the 'dominant' person takes on a parental or babysitting persona (again, either in outward form only, or more deeply), in which case infantilism is a form of submission.

many people are uncomfortable with infantilism because it seems to intermix sex and children, two areas of life which have absolutely no business being intermixed. infantilists though strongly share this instinctive protective stance towards real children as much as anyone and strongly emphasize that their activities never involve real children (and often don't even have a sexual component).

other people simply might not be able to identify with the infantilism impulse. there are probably a host of reasons why different people enjoy infantilism. for some it's just the 'ultimate' form of submission, a completely helpless state. for some, though, infantilism is a reflection of some basic psychological needs going unmet during their upbringing. the infantile/parental relationship in infantilism is a way of them experiencing what they didn't get as infants. for a non-kinky example of people trying to fill infantile voids, see http://blogs.psychcentral.com/unplugged/2010/08/a-love-affair-with-your-....

your thoughts on infantilism?