Do pyromaniacs get turned on by fire?
Fire setting is not at all pathognomonic for pyromania, as many fire setters engage in such behavior for reasons other than anxiety relief, such as a result of schizophrenia, manic episodes, and personality disorders.
Unlike other forms of edge play (extreme rough body play, blood play, interrogations, abductions, etc.), fire play scenes tend to look kinder and gentler; although it can be dramatic, the sensations inflicted in most fire play scenes aren't actually painful (much like hot wax play or sensation play).
A pyromaniac has a frequent, powerful desire to set fires. This is different from an arsonist, who sets fires for money. Pyromaniacs just set fires because they want to and feel a compulsion to. Pyromania is a sickness.
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Pyromania is a type of impulse control disorder that is characterized by being unable to resist starting fires. People with pyromania know that setting fires is harmful. But setting fires is the only way they can relieve their built-up tension, anxiety, or arousal.
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Pyromania may be related to other mental disorders, such as addiction, anxiety, or depression. Substance abuse and learning disorders are also common in people with pyromania. It may be a problem with genes that are passed from parents to children. Most children go through a stage where they like to set fires.
While pyromania is a psychiatric condition dealing with impulse control, arson is a criminal act. It's usually done maliciously and with criminal intent. Pyromania and arson are both intentional, but pyromania is strictly pathological or compulsive. Arson may not be.
Typically, a person with pyromania will feel emotionally overwhelmed, and feels an intense, burning desire to set fire to something. It's not entirely dissimilar to a person addicted to drugs or other substances – the need to light something up is like the need to inhale or smoke or drink.
How do you tell if you are a pyromaniac?
Symptoms of pyromania
intentional, deliberate fire-setting that happens more than once. tension or arousal before setting the fire. an interest in fire or fire paraphernalia. pleasure, gratification, or release of tension after setting a fire or witnessing a fire or its aftermath.