Aegoromantic is the romantic counterpart to aegosexual. It describes people who imagine or enjoy romantic scenarios, but do not include themselves in these fantasies. Attraction is felt at a distance, often directed at the idea of relationships between others, without the desire to take part personally. Like aegosexuality, aegoromantic identity is part of the aromantic … Read more
Aegosexual, sometimes called autochorissexual, is a sexual orientation where a person feels attraction that is separate from their own involvement. People who identify as aegosexual may experience arousal or sexual fantasies, but these fantasies do not include themselves as participants. Instead, attraction is directed at others or at imagined situations, often from a third person … Read more
Aego, also known as autochoris, is an orientation prefix that describes attraction which does not center the self. The word is derived from Latin, combining a meaning “without” and ego meaning “myself.” This creates the sense of “attraction without myself.” It is placed under the asexual spectrum because it describes attraction that often feels detached … Read more
Close your eyes and imagine you are walking on a beach. Do you see the waves? Do you hear the roar of the sea? Do you feel the sand under your feet? Many people can conjure up images in their minds, hear sounds or feel the sensation of warmth and wind. But not everyone can … Read more
What is spiritual bypassing? Many people use spirituality to avoid difficult feelings and problems. They meditate to push away anger, take refuge in yoga to avoid confrontations, or try to attract abundance with manifestation techniques instead of addressing their financial problems. This is called spiritual bypassing. Psychotherapist John Welwood noted in the 1980s that spirituality … Read more
What is transgender? Transgender (often abbreviated to trans) is a term for people whose gender identity does not match the sex assigned to them at birth. This can mean that someone identifies as a gender other than their birth sex, or as a gender outside the binary classification of male and female. Transgender people may … Read more
What makes you who you are? Why do people differ so much in their behavior, feelings and thoughts? According to Sigmund Freud, personality formation begins in early childhood and proceeds through a series of psychosexual stages. Freud argued that children face inner conflicts and urges at different stages of development. How these conflicts are resolved, … Read more
Why do people sometimes make irrational choices? Why do you feel guilty when you’ve done something wrong, even if no one catches you? Why do you sometimes have to fight against your own desires? According to Freud, this is because of a constant battle inside us: a battle between desires, reality and morality. In 1923, … Read more
Xenogender is a gender identity that does not fit within traditional masculine, feminine or non-binary categories. It is often described as a gender associated with concepts, feelings or experiences that fall outside the human understanding of gender. Examples include identities associated with nature, objects, emotions or abstract ideas. Xenogender accommodates people whose gender experience is … Read more
Demisexualspike describes someone who is typically demisexual; only experiencing sexual attraction after forming a deep emotional bond; but who occasionally and rarely experiences sudden, unexpected spikes of sexual attraction without needing an emotional connection. These spikes are usually short-lived and do not align with their usual patterns of attraction. Despite these rare instances, a demisexualspike … Read more
