<p>Having one or more fetishes is very widespread, and thus rather normal.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>The prevalence of fetishism is not known with certainty.[21] The
  majority of fetishists are male.[21] <strong>In a 2011 study, 30% of men
  reported fetishistic fantasies</strong>, and 24.5% had engaged in fetishistic
  acts. Of those reporting fantasies, 45% said the fetish was intensely
  sexually arousing.[23] <strong>In a 2014 study, 26.3% of women and 27.8% of
  men acknowledged any fantasies about "having sex with a fetish or
  non-sexual object"</strong>.
  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_fetishism" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_fetishism</a></p>
</blockquote>

<p>A disorder is per definiton something <strong>abnormal</strong></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>disorder [dis-or´der] a derangement or abnormality of function;
  <a href="http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/disorder" rel="nofollow">http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/disorder</a></p>
</blockquote>

<p>So the answer to your question would per definition be: <strong>No. Having fetishes is normal and not a disorder.</strong></p>

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But abnormality is not enough, right? Or we can assume people with very high IQ to have a disorder (well, they can have, and these parameters can even be correlated; yet, having high IQ alone is not a disorder).
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<p>Why do people have fetishes,  such as foot fetishes?<br>
How do such fetishes form?
Are childhood incidents the main cause of fetishes?
Are fetishes a sexual disorder?</p>

<abnormal-psychology><developmental-psychology><sexuality>
What causes fetishes? Are they sexual disorders?
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# What causes fetishes? Are they sexual disorders?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-10-11)

Why do people have fetishes, such as foot fetishes?  
How do such fetishes form?
Are childhood incidents the main cause of fetishes?
Are fetishes a sexual disorder?

**Tags:** abnormal-psychology, developmental-psychology, sexuality


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-07-03. Score: 4

Having one or more fetishes is very widespread, and thus rather normal.

> The prevalence of fetishism is not known with certainty.[21] The
> majority of fetishists are male.[21] **In a 2011 study, 30% of men
> reported fetishistic fantasies**, and 24.5% had engaged in fetishistic
> acts. Of those reporting fantasies, 45% said the fetish was intensely
> sexually arousing.[23] **In a 2014 study, 26.3% of women and 27.8% of
> men acknowledged any fantasies about "having sex with a fetish or
> non-sexual object"**.
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_fetishism>

A disorder is per definiton something **abnormal**

> disorder [dis-or´der] a derangement or abnormality of function;
> <http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/disorder>

So the answer to your question would per definition be: **No. Having fetishes is normal and not a disorder.**

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: But abnormality is not enough, right? Or we can assume people with very high IQ to have a disorder (well, they can have, and these parameters can even be correlated; yet, having high IQ alone is not a disorder).  

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