Naeryn
First of all, DON'T take CSI's word on what infantilism is. As someone already said, CSI blows certain lifestyles (furry, anyone?) out of proportion. Believe it or not, CSI is not about science. It's about ratings, because it's a TV show like any other.
If you want to take television as a reference, try Sin Cities. Two British men wandering around the world and trying their hand at every fetish or mildly sexual experience they come across. It's brilliant.
Anyway - infantilism isn't something I personally would ever find appealing, but I can understand how it would be. Returning to an age of innocence would be highly therapeutic for dealing with stress, rather the same way that any other roleplay does. Takes you out of the world incorporating the stimulus that causes the stress and replaces it with an easier-to-deal-with environment.
In the infantilist's case - that of a baby or very young child. Submitting yourself utterly to the care of someone else (in the case where there's a mommy or daddy available) could be quite delightful. In other cases, a simple reminder of an innocent, easier time (i.e. the pacifier).
So, while it's certainly not my thing, I can understand it and accept it.
And kudos to Danny (who seems very cute, by the way) for being so open about it. I don't see anything wrong with it, but I know many people do.
How true! Being able to escape from the world sometimes lets you release every last bit of anger in your heart...It's rare for infantilists to get angry at anybody but themselves...Which is a good thing, no violence, and tantrums just end up in items getting damaged instead of people...Or like me, just a few minute based tear tantrum...
Not everyone will find it appealing, alot of people smoke, do drugs or drink alcohol to relieve stress, this is our own special way of getting rid of it...One where we don't need to get intoxicated in any form...It's safe, and it's rare that ANYTHING at all can go wrong...
I would advise it to anyone, but not anyone would take my advice. Still. Choices are choices, opinion are opinion, and i'll leave everybody to their own, but I refuse to just stand by and not educate, arrogance is what tears the world apart.
As for CSI? Pfft...Great show, but they really do take things MAJORLY out of proportion...I love the science parts, but the second they hit onto a lifestyle episode...I end up frowning...They can't portray anything in even the CLOSEST manner to reality! *Sigh.*
And...Cute? Thank yuh! ^_^ By being open about it, it's made me much happier...Getting a big secret off my chest has made me such a better person to myself.
