Why you are attracted to diapers.

I found an article titled "Who’s Your Mama? The Science of Imprinting" that is part of pbs.org's Nature series. The definition they use when describing imprinting as a scientific area of study is pretty much how I have been using the term here on adisc.

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Originally Posted by Nature

Imprinting refers to a critical period of time early in an animal’s life when it forms attachments and develops a concept of its own identity. Birds and mammals are born with a pre-programmed drive to imprint onto their mother. Imprinting provides animals with information about who they are and determines who they will find attractive when they reach adulthood.

Imprinting has been used by mankind for centuries in domesticating animals and poultry.

But, it was not until the early 1900s that any scientific studies were done of the phenomenon. Austrian naturalist Konrad Lorenz became the first to codify and establish the science behind the imprinting process.

Lorenz’s work with geese and ducks provided concrete evidence that there are critical sensitive periods in life where certain types of learning can take place. And, once that learning is ‘fixed,’ it is the least likely to be forgotten or unlearned.

Researchers building on Lorenz’s work have identified other such unique windows of opportunity for both animals and people to acquire knowledge.

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Other research specifically dealing with human sexuality supports the concept that our sexual desires and gender identity come about through this kind of imprinting. This imprinting somehow incorporates elements from our environment into our identities, but is not dependent on environmental factors to operate. It is not triggered by outside pressures or psychological trauma. Instead, it is triggered by our own internal, biological clock.

People still see unusual desires as evil, or as mental illnesses, or both. Unusual sexual desires are listed as fetishes or paraphilias in the DSM, the authoritative manual of mental illnesses. It would be good to be able to look at our desires in a more neutral light. Outside of the strong social stigma, the only real difference between heterosexual love and diaper love is that one is much more common than the other.

Why you are attracted to diapers.