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Not to be confused withSexual cannibalism.
An example ofmanga-style vorarephilic artwork

Vorarephilia(often shortened tovore) is aparaphiliacharacterized by the erotic desire to be consumed by, or to personally consume, another person or creature, or an erotic attraction to the process of eating in general practice.[1][2][3]Soft vore fantasies are separated from sexual fantasies ofcannibalism,also referred to as "hard vore",[4]because the soft vore victim is normally swallowed alive and whole.[1]The wordvorarephiliais derived from theLatinvorare(to "swallow" or "devour" ), andAncient Greekφιλία(philía,"love").

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Usually, vorarephilic fantasies involve a consumer (usually referred to aspredatororpredfor short) ingesting one or multiple victims (sometimes calledprey) in some way. Since vorarephilic fantasies cannot be acted out in reality, they are often expressed in stories or drawings as well assexual roleplay.[1]

Vore is most often enjoyed through pictures, stories, videos, andvideo games,and it can appear in mainstream media.[5]Expressions can involve humans, animals, dragons, giant snakes, and other creatures, real or fictional.[1]In some cases, vorarephilia may be described as a variation ofmacrophiliaand may combine with other paraphilias.[6]Apart from macrophilia, vore fantasies often have themes ofBDSM,microphilia,pregnancy fetishism,anthropomorphized animals,and sexual cannibalism.[1][4]

Most vorarephiles are not overly interested insadomasochism;[4]instead, they may get their pleasure from the psychological aspects, such as the total annihilation of identity. This does not necessarily indicatesuicidaltendencies but is more often linked to general fantasies ofescapismandsolitude.[citation needed]

Variations

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There are several variations to the fantasy, often changing the way in which the victim is ingested. Typically, when the victim is consumedorally,artwork may depict what is known as "soft vore", meaning that the victim is swallowed whole and enters thestomachof the consumer, then is either left unharmed ordigestedinside.[7]If the victim is kept safe (also known asendo voreorendosoma), the victim can eventually be let out byregurgitationordefecation,whereas if digestion happens, the victim is usually killed, but may be magically reformed in some cases.[4]The more extreme and less common form of the fetish is "hard vore", in which the victim is chewed and torn apart by the consumer, followed by a more gruesome depiction of digestion.[7]

Aside from oral vore, there are plenty of subcategories, some of which are:

  • Anal vore depicts the victim being ingested through theanusinstead of the mouth.
  • Unbirth is the ingestion of a victim through thevaginaof the consumer.
  • Cock vore depicts the insertion of a victim into thepenisof the consumer (which may be depicted aserect).
  • Breast vore depicts the insertion of a victim into thebreastsof the consumer.

As there is room for artistic interpretation and niches, there are many other subcategories that may be less commonly seen, but they all more or less amount to a victim being inserted through a consumer'sorificein some way.[7]

The size of the consumer and/or victim can vary. Macro/micro vore is used to describe art in which the victim is much smaller than the consumer.[7]Same-size vore, on the other hand, depicts a scenario where the victim and consumer are roughly the same size.[1]

Research

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Onecase studyanalysis connected the fantasy withsexual masochism,and suggested that it could be motivated by a desire to merge with a more powerful other or permanently escape loneliness.[1]With "no known treatment" for vorarephiles who feel 'ill' with their sexuality, psychologists at Toronto'sCentre for Addiction and Mental Healthhave recommended trying to "adjust to, rather than change or suppress" the sexual interest.[8]Medication forlibidoreduction could be used if deemed necessary.[1]

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References

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  1. ^abcdefghLykins, Amy D.; Cantor, James M. (21 September 2013). "Vorarephilia: A Case Study in Masochism and Erotic Consumption".Archives of Sexual Behavior.43(1): 181–186.doi:10.1007/s10508-013-0185-y.PMID24057211.S2CID21413433.
  2. ^Ågmo, Anders (2007). "Hyperactive sexual desire and the paraphilias".Functional and dysfunctional sexual behavior: a synthesis of neuroscience and comparative psychology.Academic Press. p. 454.doi:10.1016/B978-012370590-7/50013-X.ISBN978-0-12-370590-7.
  3. ^Brundage, Sandy (31 July 2002)."Fetish Confessions".The Wave Magazine.2(15).Archivedfrom the original on 27 September 2007.Retrieved30 April2007.
  4. ^abcdfoxygrandpa (25 July 2021)."2021-Vore Survey Results: foxygrandpa: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming".Internet Archive(published 4 September 2023).Retrieved4 September2023.
  5. ^Brathwaite, Brenda (2007). "Defining sex".Sex in video games(PDF).Advances in computer graphics and game development. London: Charles River Media. p. 20.ISBN978-1-58450-459-7.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 27 September 2007.
  6. ^Ceilán, Cynthia (2008).Weirdly Beloved: Tales of Strange Bedfellows, Odd Couplings, and Love Gone Bad.Globe Pequot. p. 90.ISBN978-1-59921-403-0.
  7. ^abcd"What are all types of vore?".Answers.2022.Archivedfrom the original on 13 February 2023.Retrieved13 February2023.
  8. ^Brean, Joseph (1 October 2013)."Man who desired to be eaten by a 'large, dominant woman' a baffling case for Toronto psychiatric hospital doctors".National Post.
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  • The dictionary definition ofvorarephiliaat Wiktionary
  • Media related toVoreat Wikimedia Commons
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