/abdl/ - Adult Baby - Diaper Lover

>>12241

It's almost impossible to say with any confidence. Psychology research is fraught with sample biases and other sources of error, especially when dealing with taboo or shameful topics.

>Is it true that autists and other people with mental retardaton tend to have this fetish more commonly?

Have you seen even one research paper to support that claim?

I, like most ab's (but not DL's), have down syndrtome. I predict that approximately 90% of abdls meet the clinical definition of some form of mental retardation.

I used to think I was trans but luckily my doc didn`t go for the "of course you are, poor thing here are your hormones, let`s not look at you any further" bullshit. (had way too low testosterone)

I have major problems socializing and seem strange to a lot of people.

I am definitely not retarded.

Hope that answers your question OP.

i'm 8chan-autistic, not literally autistic.

but i'm also diagnosed depressed and anxious so i do have "real" mental illnesses.

>>12241

I think there's an allure to those with regressive mental issues and a fetishist that can involve regressing. But it's really hard to say without data. We do have an alarmingly high trans population.

There's not really a point to this thread considering that its just going to be shitpost central in a few hours.

Used to suffer from depression, got over it. No other mental issues. I've met a lot of ABs on both sides of the coin, so if I had to make a guess I'd say 50/50.

>>12291

>You poor thing.here is hormones.

That's because they don't just offer those at any clinic.any child doctor will try to convince you that you arnt trans.You have you go to specialized clinics to get hormones

>>12326

*cis doctor

>>12241

That's what I've noticed, but I don't have any diagnosed mental disorders. As far as social stuff, once I get adjusted I'm a social God. It's a little hard finding new friends now that I'm out of high school though.

I have ADHD, that's about it.

Perfectly normal guy here

High education, good job, nice home, hot wife, social, can easily speak to large audiences without spilling spaghetti. Basically living the upper class life.

I tend to keep a super low profile in the abdl world (just DL myself, AB part is way too creepy to me) because if shit like this could ever be linked to me it would cause negative publicity and a backlash to my career. Being a carpenter and getting outted might result in some joking and embarrassment, being a public person it might and most likely will result in blackmailing and the end of your career next to the previously mentioned trouble.

I did notice that quite a few people in the abdl world are a bit troubled. I saw a LOT of transgenders in here even though I never see those in real life. Autism, depression etc also seem to be rampant but I can imagine that those people gravitate to these places because due to the crazyness of this fetish their trouble is so minor that nobody gives a shit.

There are also a lot of people who, to me, seem totally socially incompatible with real life. Being creepy as hell, getting offended when someone calls them out on it etc. Basically a lot of katana and fedora wielding neckbeards

Bottom line in my opinion: "normal" people tend to keep a low profile while the crazies have nothing to loose. This causes the crazies to be far more visible than the normal people, same goes for the male to female ratio; most females are hiding because of the creepy guys harassing them.

Small note: I don't think bad about people with mental problems, we are who we are. So sorry if I sound a bit harsh

>>12417

This

>>12417

>Perfectly normal guy here

>High education, good job, nice home, hot wife, social,

You are not "perfectly normal", you are actually quite successful.

I mean that in a complimentary way, and I mostly agree with your points. But it bothers me that people who have money, love, and purpose characterize themselves as normal when they are actually very far above average. Your typical human (even in the developed world) maybe has one of those three things, if that.

Anyways…I used to think to myself that I was pretty similar when I was younger. Smart, popular, motivated. If only I didn't have this weird fetish! Diapers were the one abnormal thing about me…if I could just get rid of this desire, my life would be so perfect! It was the one flaw in my otherwise ideal life.

As I got older, I started to realize that a diaper fetish is actually one of the least bizarre things about me. It's really not that big of a deal, it's just an unusual choice of underwear. Who gives a shit what you wear in the privacy of your own home? Yes it's not "normal" but I really do think it's less shameful than lots of common activities.

Unfortunately this was coupled with the realization that I have pretty severe mental health problems, profound issues with trust and intimacy, and an immaturity and helplessness that is ironic given the AB aspect of the fetish (which I'm not super into as a participant, but rather as a caretaker of an AB girl). So while I came to accept my fetish, it was with the realization that I'm "broken" in almost every other measure of "normalcy".

>>12241

AB/DL is such a stigmatized fetish that creeps will generally be the only ones more out about it than normal people. At least that's been my experience with any AB/DL related sites. Holy fuck so many creepy middle-aged men waiting to die.

Saging because like the other anon said this is going to turn into shitpost central

I'm an aspiring normalfag myself. Currently studying to become an engineer, have an overpoweringly obnoxious social life, and a decent job.

I feel pretty insane though. I only became interested in this fetish and all manner of other degenerate things after having a mental break about 6 years ago. In my case I'm almost definitely sure that I'm interested in ABDL only as a result of a mental disorder. I can't speak for anyone else though.

>>12452

I thought normalfaggotry were things like iPhones, using Facebook and whatnot?

>>12425

I know people ranging from filthy rich millionaires to broke as fuck. Being "successful" doesn't necessarily make you happy. I get what you mean and I am lucky to be where I am today but am I that much happier? Nahhhhh, if you don't have to worry about the things "normal" people worry about there will be tons of other things to worry about.

A poor guy worries wether he can pay rent this month, a rich guy is paranoid that everybody only cares about his money. Does your wife love you or your money, are your friends nice to you in hopes of leeching some money off you, your other rich friends might merely be after you because they need something of you (connections for example). My rich friends don't seem to be that much happier then my normal friends. And happiness is what it is all about in the end.

Well personally Ive noticed that people here seem to have higher IQs or something. This board has large vocabulary, well typed and thought-out posts generally and seem to have a great imagination etc. I could go on and on.

These are all things that dumb people will quickly define us as autists for it.

>>16437

See, the thing about that is a portion of this board are autistic for real.

personally I'm not, but I've been assumed to be several times in real life, including by actual autistic people. I was tested when I was younger, I'm thinking of getting a second opinion though.

My thought is that the reason this fetish and other taboo communities are so heavily represented by weirdos is that they lack social standing to begin with so the cost of the stigma attached to the fetish/lifestyle is not significant to them. Basically if they're already at rock bottom socially then outing themselves as an adult baby does no real harm.

From personal experience I can say I would never ever out myself as I have way too much to lose though in doing so I'm also making it impossible to come out later as it continues to keep only weirdos as representatives which will only lead to even more stigma.

met someone from here who said they had aspergers but i ended up being the more autistic person ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

>>16474

Those first 3 turn me on so much. lol

>>12469

>I might not have food to eat or a roof over my head soon

>My friends might only be interested in my money.

I can tell you from personal experience that the first one fucking blows. Please tell me again how having too much money is.

That being said, despite my financially rocky past (like working 40-50 hours per week, living paycheck-to-paycheck, going hungry for days because I literally couldn't afford to pay rent AND buy food - you know, "normal people" things), I'm pretty well-off now.

I'm in my mid-to-late 20s and, through through the aforementioned hardwork, I have gotten to the point where I am making 45k a year with nothing more than a high school diploma. I have a raging, overbearing social life that I can't seem to get away from, and I'm extremely charismatic (which didn't hurt my transitioning).

Buuuut, I'm chock full of mental disorders. I'm diagnosed bi-polar/ADHD (like the rest of America), but I'm more accurately schizoid bordering on sociopathy. I had a rough childhood that left me severely damaged. I'm normal, healthy and full of life on the outside, and hollow on the inside (but in a good way!)

>>17451

How hard having too much money is*

fuck I'm too stoned for this

>>17451

>schizoid

>sociopath

Get outta here tumblr. Those are about as far apart as you can get in psychiatry.

>>17578

Not really, no. They both are directly related to the capacity for empathy, lying on a spectrum. True, there are many other "symptoms" (maladapted behaviors/patterns of thought/conditioned reactions) that are associated with SPD, but I wouldn't say that they couldn't present alongside ASPD, and I would still say that the primary identifying attribute is empathetic capacity and desire/ability to form emotional bonds (in a different way than an attachment disorder that presents with Borderline/Histrionic/Narcissistic PDs).

There's a sort of transition that comes on when I dial back my internal emotions, something that I learned to do over time. As I've gotten older, I have watched it transform, or slide further down the spectrum (if that makes more sense).

At this point, the medical community's understanding of the psychology behind both SPD and ASPD is limited, and the roots and catalysts for them even more so. For most of us, we don't feel that it's entirely a disorder, and the inability to feel emotional responses to feedback makes talking to someone pointless and unappealing. Typically, only the most extreme cases receive attention; those of us that lead reasonably normal lives go by unnoticed. Again, both disorders are often misunderstood to a high degree, since most of the research is done on the extreme/outlying cases.