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[[File:Auto-sexual.PNG|thumb|Alternative flag with 5 lines.]] |
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[[File:Alternateauto.png|thumb|Alternate autosexual flag.]] |
[[File:Alternateauto.png|thumb|Alternate autosexual flag.]] |
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'''Autosexual''' is when one experiences [[Sexual Attraction|sexual attraction]] primarily or exclusively towards |
'''Autosexual''' is when one experiences [[Sexual Attraction|sexual attraction]] primarily or exclusively towards oneself; and can occur in many forms as follows: |
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# Having a hard time responding to someone's sexual touch, but being able to or is comfortable with self pleasing like masturbation. |
# Having a hard time responding to someone's sexual touch, but being able to or is comfortable with self pleasing like masturbation. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Autosexual was first used as a very specific term used by Bernard Apfelbaum, a PHD graduate in clinical psychology, in 1989, in his work on the book "Principles and Practice of Sex Therapy". He considered it as a sexual abnormality. Often autosexuals do not seek out sexual relationships as it is simply a way of life and how they feel about others; it is strictly the attraction to |
Autosexual was first used as a very specific term used by Bernard Apfelbaum, a PHD graduate in clinical psychology, in 1989, in his work on the book "Principles and Practice of Sex Therapy". He considered it as a sexual abnormality. Often autosexuals do not seek out sexual relationships as it is simply a way of life and how they feel about others; it is strictly the attraction to oneself and is not a psychological or sexual abnormality. It was once considered to be a narcissistic trait, mischaracterizing both NPD & autosexuality. |
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==Flag== |
==Flag== |
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The first flag was made by a user going by aturinfortheworse on an unspecified site. They had a meaning for the flag originally, but forgot it. |
The first flag was made by a user going by aturinfortheworse on an unspecified site. They had a meaning for the flag originally, but forgot it. |
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[[Category:Ace-spec identity]] |
[[Category:Ace-spec identity]] |
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[[Category:Sexuality]] |
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