Psychopathia sexualis: With especial reference to contrary sexual instinct: A medico-legal studyKrafft-Ebing, R. von (Richard)
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Psychopathia sexualis: With especial reference to contrary sexual instinct: A medico-legal study
Krafft-Ebing, R. von (Richard)
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A voluptuous woman of beautiful form, and particularly with a pretty
foot, when seated, had the power to throw him into intense excitement.
He was impelled to offer himself as a chair, in order “to offer so
much devotion.” A kick, a box on the ear from her, would be heaven to
him. He had a horror at the thought of coitus with her. He felt the
need to serve the woman. He thought how ladies liked to ride. He
reveled in the thought of how fine it would be to be wearied by the
burden of a beautiful woman, in order to give her pleasure. He painted
the situation in all colors; thought of the beautiful foot armed with
spurs, the beautiful legs, and the soft, full thighs. Every beautiful
mature woman, every pretty female foot, always excited his
imagination; but he never betrayed the peculiar feelings that seemed
to him abnormal, and was able to control himself. But he felt no need
to fight against them; on the contrary, it would have hurt him had he
been compelled to give up the feelings that had become so dear to him.
At the age of thirty-two Z. happened to make the acquaintance of an
attractive woman, aged twenty-seven, who had been separated from her
husband, and whom he found in need. He took her, and worked for her,
without any selfish motive, for months. One evening she impatiently
demanded sexual satisfaction from him, and almost used violence.
Coitus was successful. Z. took the woman, lived with her, and indulged
in coitus moderately; but coitus was more a burden than a pleasure;
erections became weak, and he could no longer satisfy the woman. She
finally declared that she would not have intercourse with him, because
he only excited without satisfying her. Though he loved the woman very
much, he could not give up his peculiar fancies. After this he lived
with her only in friendly relations, and deeply regretted that he
could not serve her in the way she desired.
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