Rape Awareness Campaign: Paraphilic Disorders and How to Identify Them

As per the 2018 data of the survey conducted by ‘Stop Street Harassment’, nearly 81 per cent women and 43 per cent of men have experienced sexual assault in their life🤕!

Chances are that you are currently being a victim and you don’t even know it yet! There are types of sexual assaults and ‘paraphilic disorders’ associated with them that you are unaware of making your rapist a ghost☠! But, we are here with you to help you bust them. Paraphilic Disorders and How to Identify Them

According to DSM-5, paraphilic disorders are defined as having sexual desire or behavior that involves another person’s psychological distress, injury, or death, or a desire for sexual behaviors involving unwilling persons or persons unable to give legal consent. Paraphilic Disorders and How to Identify Them

Types of paraphilic disorders: Paraphilic Disorders and How to Identify Them

Exhibitionistic disorder: The person wishes to be observed by other people while engaging himself in sexual activity without their consent🤢. For example, exposing genitals in public.

Frotteuristic disorder: The person touches or rubs his genitals against the opposite person without their consent😞. This mostly happens in crowded places such as metros.

Sexual Sadism disorder: The person gets sexual pleasure upon inflicting harm🥊 on people or humiliating them.

Voyeuristic disorder: The person derives pleasure from repeatedly watching a person naked or sexually active without their acknowledgement. The best example is peeping👁 through one-sided mirrors in changing rooms of malls.

It isn’t easy being a survivor😣, but we believe in you because we know you already are a warrior🙌💪💛!