The human being continues to move forward, in constant evolution and development, especially in the world of sex, creating an endlessly universe that seems to have no end and from which every now and then new things appear, in particular paraphilias. There are many that are very rare, and others that could be tender, adorable. Today we are talking about the plushofilia, the excitement for teddy bears or people disguised as animals.

What child hasn’t had his or her bed filled with teddy bears? Those teddy bears that were hugged to avoid the terrible nightmares, those that as children were told some of our secrets. They were childhood friends who were hugged for warmth. This has not changed, but now instead of arms, they are being wrapped with your legs, also looking for warmth, while producing genital humidity of course.

Plushophilia can be done in two ways: First, by rubbing the genital parts against a cuddly toy basically having plush sex (Yes, you can find plushies with holes or male members online). Second, with people disguised as rabbits, horses, cats, tigers, birds (why not?), dogs, and countless other animals, with those huge padded heads and huge eyes, as if they were Japanese drawings. Of course, someone thinks of a man or a woman disguised as a dog and the joke comes to mind. Their favorite pose? I say ‘the doggie’. And the truth is that something has to do with it. Each owner of the costume, or in this case the fur, must be ‘committed’ to play the role of the animal in question. So, you know, go for it tiger! As long as you’re looking for a beast in bed.

This fetish, is not as new as it may seem, and its beginnings seem to take place, where else, in the United States, where through forums, dates are arranged to satisfy the sexual desires of people with plushies, as it was seen in an episode of the famous series CSI: Las Vegas, so if you are a follower of fiction, you will know the affiliation. It was also seen in The Entourage, where one of the main characters was called to be the teddy bear of a stunning blonde.

Returning to the history of this sexual exercise, furries (the name given to those who practice this fetish) began with it in the 1970s, and their popularity has been growing thanks to the photos that can be seen on the Internet. In fact, according to data in 2004, in one of these conventions, 8,000 people came, all disguised as the animal they identify with the most, 25% more than in 2003. In spite of their American origin, furries have been passing borders, arriving to Europe, although in the old continent they don’t have as much repercussion as in North America.

Often, people who enjoy plush sex are collectors of stuffed toys and can accumulate several specimens of all shapes and sizes.

The texture of stuffed animals and animal costumes is pleasant to the touch for many people, which could explain this attraction. But the combination of the sweetness they convey and the sexual morbidity could also be behind this interest.

Regarding the origin of this type of paraphilia, psychologist Martin Seligman states that most paraphilias and fetishes arise in childhood due to a classic conditioning, as a result of a moment of excitement or pleasure achieved through a certain object or associated with it, which makes the fetish object to be held.

However, for it to become a phylia or fetishism it is necessary that the pleasure linked to the object be produced more than once, since, except in the aversive-gustatory conditioning, more than one exposure is required to associate two stimuli.

Does plushophilia affect sexual relations with other people?
No. This phylia is totally harmless and is one of the sweetest and whitest of all. Although there have been controversial cases – a twenty-eight year old American boy was arrested on up to four occasions for having sex in public with a teddy bear – in principle, people who practice it do not have an aversion to sexual relations with people. In fact, plushophilia is also conceived as a type of erotic play with a partner, using animal costumes or stuffed animals during the act for greater excitement.