
The fetish objects are not limited to female articles of clothing used in cross-dressing or devices used for genital stimulation.
These fantasies, urges or behaviors cause significant distress in a social, occupational or personal environment. Experiencing recurrent sexually arousing fantasies, urges, or behaviors involving the use of non-living objects over a period of at least six months. In extreme cases, an individual with a pronounced sexual interest in feet could possibly be diagnosed with fetishism disorder (characterized by the eroticization of non-living objects and body parts) if they are in adherence with the following symptoms: Odor fetishism (pertaining to the smell of feet) seems to play a major role in foot fetishism, and is closely related to it: in a 1994 study, 45% of those with a foot fetish were found to be aroused by smelly socks or feet, making it one of the most widespread forms of olfactophilia. Sigmund Freud also considered foot binding as a form of fetishism, although this view was disputed.
Įxtensions of this fetish include shoes, socks, olfactophilia (odor fetishism) and tickling. toe rings, anklets, etc.), treatments (such as massaging, washing partner's feet or painting partner's toenails), state of dress ( barefoot, flip flops, ballet flats, sandals, high heels, hosiery, socked feet, etc.), foot odor or sensory interaction (e.g., rubbing the foot, tickling, licking, rubbing genitals on foot, etc.). For a foot fetishist, points of attraction may include the shape and size of feet, feet soles, toes, jewelry (e.g. Characteristics and related fetishes įoot fetishism has been defined as a pronounced sexual interest in feet.