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Some objectum individuals believe in animism; the idea that everything has a spirit or spiritual energy, including individuals, plants, animals, and objects. Others have noted the high number of OS individuals who identify as being on the autism spectrum, leading to the accepted understanding that there are two separate ways to experience objectum sexuality. Some autistic OS individuals have stated that they do not identify as animists and do not feel that objects have a spirit, but that their attraction is the result of synesthesia<ref>'Objectum sexuality: A sexual orientation linked with autism and synaesthesia': https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31882730/</ref>. Regardless, objectum individuals will often talk to their beloved objects and many feel that the object talks back in its own way. |
Some objectum individuals believe in animism; the idea that everything has a spirit or spiritual energy, including individuals, plants, animals, and objects. Others have noted the high number of OS individuals who identify as being on the autism spectrum, leading to the accepted understanding that there are two separate ways to experience objectum sexuality. Some autistic OS individuals have stated that they do not identify as animists and do not feel that objects have a spirit, but that their attraction is the result of synesthesia<ref>'Objectum sexuality: A sexual orientation linked with autism and synaesthesia': https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31882730/</ref>. Regardless, objectum individuals will often talk to their beloved objects and many feel that the object talks back in its own way. |
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== Paraphilic Disorders vs Objectum == |
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Objectum sexuality is different from a |
Objectum sexuality is different from a paraphilic disorder, as a paraphilic disorder does not imply a devoted personal relationship, feeling mutual and reciprocal attraction, and usually does not include animistic beliefs. Dr. Amy Marsh, a sexologist who has studied OS individuals, has developed a spectrum that explains some of the differences between object fetishism and objectum orientation.<ref>http://waihili.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/marshspectrum.pdf</ref> |
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The objectum community generally finds the term "objectophillia" to be very misinforming towards their attraction, as the term implies that they do not have a healthy bond, and implies that their attraction is disordered. While having a |
The objectum community generally finds the term "objectophillia" to be very misinforming towards their attraction, as the term implies that they do not have a healthy bond, and implies that their attraction is disordered. While having a paraphilic disorder should ''not'' be villanized, it is harmful to spread the ideology that being objectum is a paraphilic disorder; this spreads misinformation on what disordered attraction is, and groups together experiences it should not. |
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== Objectum Umbrella Terms == |
== Objectum Umbrella Terms == |
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