Why do people have fetishes?

I honestly wonder why I like the things I do. It seems weird to me, I didn't choose to get turned on by being tied up or by seeing attractive women wearing overalls. I've felt that way for as long as I can remember, with absolutely no reason why lol

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Journaling4Me

I am not sure that this is true for you, but many people are turned on by whatever their early sexual experiences, or thoughts, consisted of.

Natalie15 · F

@Journaling4Me I'm sure it happens that way sometimes. But I have a few doubts about that. I feel like it doesn't fully explain things. Most people I know, including me did develop our fetishes early, but quite a few people I know can't point to an experience they've had that would catalyze "fetishization" of their particular sexualzed object. Anyway, I don't mean to be a contrarian. I know for a fact that experiences and patterns of thought can result in fetishes. But I don't think that explains the whole phenomenon.