Do I Have Other Specified Paraphilic Disorder?

For at least 6 months, do you experience symptoms characteristic of a paraphilic disorder, but that do not meet the full criteria for any of the paraphilic disorders (i.e., voyeuristic, exhibitionistic, frotteuristic, sexual masochism, sexual sadism, pedophilic, fetishistic or transvestic disorder)?

Do the symptoms cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other important areas of functioning?

Based on your answers, it is unlikely that you have other specified paraphilic disorder.

While it is unlikely that you have other specified paraphilic disorder, you are displaying a sign related to it. It may be useful to plan a visit to your mental health provider. Someone can be diagnosed with other specified paraphilic disorder if the person has symptoms of a paraphilic disorder and they cause impairment, but the person does not meet the full criteria for any of the other paraphilic disorders. Examples of other specified paraphilic disorders are recurrent and intense sexual arousal involving telephone scatologia (obscene phone calls), necrophilia (corpses), zoophilia (animals), coprophilia (feces), klismaphilia (enemas) or urophilia (urine) disorder.

Unfortunately, you are displaying the symptoms typically seen among individuals who have other specified paraphilic disorder. Seeking medical support is of high importance. People with this disorder often do not seek treatment on their own, because they don’t recognize that they have a problem. Treatment most often includes psychotherapy (behavioral or cognitive behavioral therapy) and medication. Behavioral therapy helps you to control your urges and to use healthier and more acceptable means of coping with them. Cognitive behavioral therapy teaches you to identify factors that cause the sexual urges and to develop skills to manage the urges in healthier ways.