Is this paraphilia?

Hi, I was wondering if I have a form of paraphilia?
I am an 18 years old girl, and I'm attracted only by older men, from age 50 to 60. I know this can be normal during teenage years to be attracted by adults, but what worries me is the fact that I reject anybody who is younger. I can't even touch a boy of my age, even in a friendly way, there is a feeling of disgust.
I've felt that way for 2 years, and before that I've never been seriously interested in boys or men. For a moment I thought I was homosexual because of my rejection of boys but I don't feel anything for girls either, no matter how old they are.
Is it considered as paraphilia? Thanks in advance

Paraphilia is a medical or behavioral science term for what is also
referred to as: sexual deviation, sexual anomaly, sexual perversion or a disorder of sexual preference. It is the repeated, intense sexual arousal to unconventional (socially deviant) stimuli.

Being attracted to older men is not one though.

Hi, thanks for your answer
I read a few things about paraphilias on the internet, I found something about 'chronophilia', being attracted to people of a given age. That was bullsh*t?

If you got it from wikipedia or something like that then yes it likely was. A lot of people just come up with stuff, I don't know if medically that is a paraphilia or not. A lot of people men and women are attracted to people way older then they are it's not uncommon.


The only thing I wonder about when someone only looks to someone around that age is if they are looking for that father figure etc?


Parahilias are Voyeurism, Transvestitism, Sexual Sadism, Sexual Masochism, Pedophilia, Frotteurism and Exhibitionism (flashing) there are a few others ones but those are the most common. The others are listed here: http://www.forensicpsychiatry.ca/paraph ... erview.htm


But you are fine, you don't deal with any sort of paraphilia.

Yes I read this on wikipedia and similar websites (who probably copied it from wikipedia).
I checked the list you sent, and it says in rare paraphilias 'gerontophilia (older persons)', does this refer to elderly people, or to anyone older than me?
Maybe there is something with the father figure, as I don't have a real bond to my father, but why this should be linked to sex...that is the part I don't understand.
Thanks anyway

I don't think it's linked to sex really, but just the attraction to someone whose older.


Gerontophilia (older persons) means seniors.

Ok, thanks a lot. Stupid wikipedia...

I would be more inclined to call this a preference than a paraphilia.

What is wrong with you people.

Yes that is a paraphilia, even if you can find it in the DSM it is a paraphilia, there are millions of paraphilias that are not listed in the DSM, people can have paraphilias for about anything that exist.


You have the opposite of pedophilia, it is called gerontophilia which is attraction to the elderly (and you are heterosexual with that paraphilia)