Smoking fetishism

Background

Causes

• aesthetics: mere attraction to, and gratification of, the visual aspect of smoke as it exits the mouth
• childhood: experience or interaction with one or more attractive smoking individuals during childhood
• impulsivity: perceived symbolism of an audacious or impulsivity personality, insinuating promiscuity
• mannerism: masculine or feminine body language of smokers
• media: early exposure to sexualized depictions of smokers, especially from advertising media, the film noir era, and pornography
• persuasion: perceived power of convincing or urging another individual to smoke
• psychosexual development: phenomena in the oral and phallic stages of childhood development, based on Freudian theory
• sadomasochism: pleasure from infliction of bodily harm caused by smoking, often called "lung damage"
• self-confidence: perceived confidence or masculinity of the smoker, regarding taboo or wealth
• taboo: perceived independence or rebellion regarding the act of smoking, amongst cultural adversity to smokers
• wealth: attraction to individuals who are wealthy enough to fund a cigarette or cigar habit

  Diagnosis

• Unusual sexual fantasies, drives or behavior occur over a time span of at least six months. Sometimes unusual sexual fantasies occur and vanish by themselves; in this case any medical treatment is not necessary.
• The affected person, her object or another person experience impairment or distress in multiple functional areas. Functional area refers to different aspects of life such as private social contacts, job, etc. It is sufficient for the diagnosis if one of the participants is being hurt or mistreated in any other way.

• Sexual interest in smoking or watching other people smoking.
• Recurring intense sexual fantasies involving smoking or watching other people smoking.
• Recurring intense sexual urges involving smoking or watching other people smoking.