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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“At first, when I went to brothels, the sensual pleasure was very
slight; only a very few times did I have true lustful feeling (as in
kissing previously). Now, on the contrary, for the most part I
experience sensual pleasure. The lower houses have a particular charm
for me; for of late the coarseness of the women, the dark entrance,
the yellow light of the lamps, and all the surroundings, have a
peculiar charm for me; probably because my sensuality is unconsciously
excited by meeting soldiers, who frequent such places, and who at the
same time lend a certain charm to the women. If I but find a woman
whose face attracts me, I can have intense lustful pleasure. Besides
by prostitutes, my desire can be excited by peasant-girls,
servant-girls, working-women, and girls of the lower classes,—in
general, by those in common dress. Red cheeks, thick lips, and erect
forms please me particularly. I am absolutely indifferent to
respectable women and young ladies.
“My pollutions are usually without lustful pleasure, and often occur
with dreams of men, but very seldom—almost never—with dreams of women.
As is shown by the last circumstance, in spite of regular coitus, my
desire is still for young men. Indeed, I may say that it has only
increased, and that very markedly. Though immediately after coitus the
girls have no charm for me, yet the kiss of a pleasing woman could
immediately induce erection again. For the first few days after
coitus, young men seem the most attractive to me.
“Sexual congress with women does not satisfy all my sensual desire. I
have days when I frequently have erections with an intense desire for
young men; then come quieter days, with moments of complete
indifference for women and latent desire for men. On the other hand,
too great sensual rest makes me melancholy; viz., when such rest
follows moments of repressed excitement. Only, then, when the thought
of beloved youths again causes erection, do I feel light-hearted
again. Then the rest changes to intense nervousness; I feel depressed,
and sometimes have headache (after repressed erection). This
nervousness often increases to ungovernable restlessness, which I then
seek to overcome by coitus.
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