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{{Stub}}'''Autosexuality '''some times called '''Narcissexual''', is when one experiences sexual attraction exclusively towards themself; and can occur in many forms as follows:▼
[[File:Autosexual 2.png|thumb|Alternate autosexual flag|alt=]]
# Having a hard time responding to someone's sexual touch, but being able to/comfortable with self pleasing like masturbation.▼
[[File:Autosexual.png|thumb|Alternate autosexual flag without the emblem|alt=]]
# Feeling no attraction to others but feeling attraction to yourself.▼
[[File:Auto-sexual.PNG|thumb|Alternative flag with 5 lines.]]
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Autosexual was first used as a very specific term used by Bernard Apfelbaum, a PHD graduate in clinical psychology in his work on the book "Principles and Practice of Sex Therapy.", although he considered it as a sexual abnormality but 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 yourself and is not a psychological abnormality.▼
▲# Having a hard time responding to someone's sexual touch, but being able to
▲# Feeling little or no attraction to others sexually but feeling attraction to yourself.
▲[[File:Autosexual 2.png|thumb|Alternate autosexual flag]]
# Fantasizing about sexual interaction with yourself.
#Feeling attraction to yourself more than what is considered "normal."
The romantic counterpart to autosexual is [[autoromantic]].
The second flag was coined by a user going by Anamika on November 21st, 2020. It is based off the original flags colors. The shades of blue stand for self compassion and self care, the heart stands for self love, and the grey stands for the [[Asexual Spectrum|ace-spec]] category.▼
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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
==Flag==
The first flag was made by Tumblr user aturinfortheworse, also known as Ruin, on December 13, 2011.<ref>https://aturinfortheworse.tumblr.com/post/14158699799/i-made-an-autosexual-flag-but-then-i-realized</ref> She did not specify the meaning behind the flag's symbolism.
▲The second flag was
[[File:Autosexual (2).png|thumb|Autosexual flag with symbol.]]
==Etymology==
The prefix comes from the Greek term 'auto', meaning 'self'.
== Resources ==
# {{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.deviantart.com/savvyred/art/Autosexual-Pride-Flag-630696754}}
#{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/85b0bae2-b9fb-4358-9519-4d68aafaf49c}}
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