Fantasy
Mental imagery or thoughts involving sexual or intimate scenarios, which may or may not reflect real-world desires or intentions.
What This Really Means
Fantasies are internal experiences that do not necessarily reflect real-world desires or intentions.
They can serve many psychological roles, including exploration, stress relief, or curiosity, without needing to be acted upon.
Examples
Imagining scenarios without wanting them to happen
having recurring fantasies that remain purely mental
noticing fantasies change over time.
Common Misunderstandings
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Fantasy won’t look the same every time, and it often depends on conditions like safety and stress.
Fantasy does not mean wanting to act on them, and it refers to mental imagery or thoughts involving sexual or intimate scenarios.
More accurately, Fantasy refers to mental imagery or thoughts involving sexual or intimate scenarios, and fantasies define moral character doesn’t follow from that.
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