A study in signs of infanitlism in a person.

[Roland]

By the wannabe satyrist Dusk, MA in pseudo-intelligance.


Proologue.
This is a detailed analysis on one of the most common questions ever : Is X an Infantilist? The methods of reasoning here are those of deduction of that which is false, as used as the infamous (but unexistant) consulting detective Mr Sherlock holmes of 221 B, Baker St, London.
Realising this person is fictional, and therefore many of the methods deployed are unrealistic in real life, methods of logic, common sense, and others have also been used for this contemporary article on the detection of a teenage infantilist.
Some of the facts may be wrong, and I will take critisism and suggestions from people with great interest and note them down for the bettering of my research.
The writer does not nessecarily endorse many of these ideas. They are just simple conclusions from research and other factors such as personal experiences etc.

Part 1 : The probabilities, Ratio & Numbers.

The first fact, which will act as giant metal ball to a building of theory, is this :
There are actually low chances that X is a Teen Baby.
However, let us not get our heart down, dear reader.
You see, the bigger the social circle, in which X exists, the probabilty ratio increases.
A almost commonly agreed statistic figure of amount of Infantilists per 10.000 people is, unfortunatelly, 1. There are other variations, but lets work on a ball park figure here.
So, the less you know X, and the further he is from a social circle, the higher chances increase.
Example :
a)Friends (10 people.)
b)School Class (24 people)
c)Exterior friend cirlce (friend of friends) (100 people)
d)School (1.000 people)
Where would X more likely be an infantilist?
However, again, this method, like any detection method, has certain flaws, due to the Personality traits which give off such signs. In this part of the study, we are working on the assumption that you have found good reason X is one.
However, what one defines as a good reason, should be subject to doubt, and constant analysis.
Which prescicely what I am getting to now.

Part 2 : Personality traits.
Let us exclude this instant certain thoughts.

A)X wears a pacifier, ergo, he is an infantilist.
B)Wears diapers ergo...
C)Acts in a 'cute' manner, uses an infantile slur, ergo..

Why these signs do not commonly work.

A)The Pacifier is a characteristic of rave culture, due to ecstacy causing an urge to gnaw inside ones mouth. The pacifier is used to stop that. Discard the reasoning X is an infantilist, unless you have sevre reasoning (''Does not like rave music, does not seem to follow a certain fashion etc)

B)One word : Incontinence. As an internet meme put it, ''It's more likely than you think!''

C)Would an infantilist give himself away by talking/acting like this? Most infantilists would probably try to be as camoflaged as possible. Same applicant to A and B

The argument here, which is rather unstable, would be that many people do not know about infantilism, therefore X might not be to scared about showing certain aspects of his secret.

The counter thought though is that many infantilists are quite scared and paranoid, that be to a major or minor level, and wouldn't really show that.

So, we reach an assumption : Most infantilists, probably feel insecure in one way of their life or another.

This characteristic could be taken in account as a teen baby trait, but only if combined with others.

May I lastly note, that the above signs are not completely incorrect, and they can be applicant in rare cases.

Part 3.
A continuation of personality.

Here are some common alleged identifications

*awkwardness to infant items.
* -{}- to infants.
*A demand for privacy which to the outsider looks overexagerrated

These, on contrary to the previous more mainstream traits, are much better.
Yet, these call for the personal critisism of the person looking at X.
It takes a split second for X to get rid of that awkward facial expression, that sudden and wierd blink in the eye, the sad face.
The observer of X, if he is to determine, must be at vigilance, and if plausible moraly for him, to set up circumstances which could give off one of these traits.
From this, it comes a conclusion that a few infantilists are probably trying a bit to hard to cover up this secret due to a certain mindset, and as a result leads to certain bursts of the moment which to the trained person might give him away.

Part 4.
Females.
As many of you noticed, there are few girls into infantilism.
This in a way, might be associated, as surreal as it sounds, with a girls 'period'.
To a man, a diaper in a way signifies giving into the loss of one of the body functions he has control of, and back into an infantile form. If fastened tight, it gives a powerfull, tight feeling on the 'private area' and all in all is an embarassing experience/idea even if not in public. A bold statement, but nevertheless true, is that probably most infantilists are practicing a form of BDSM, as is rendering them helpless in a certain form. (If not as strong as BDSM itself)
Women, however, with their period, suffer a form of incontinence (Admittedly, not urinary,) Once every month for a few days. It's no new experience.
So, a conclusion is, theres a bigger chance that X, if a girl, is not into this fetish.

On further noting, women, due to certain social factors, seem to have a bit more space in 'being cute'. So even if sign A or C in part 2 is applicant, it's highly unlikely unless other factors are duly noted.

Part 5.
A conclusion.

Before someone is to engage in asking someone if he practices infantilism, the observer must study over a certain period, and using methods of deduction, reach a conclusion, and decide how safe it is to ask. Always be aware that the answer can be 'no' (and a high chance it will be) so the observer should be able to back it up with an excuse such as ''I saw those wierd people on television, and I noticed you {Insert continuation of excuse}''

Epilogue
Thank you for reading.
I wish the best of luck, and hope that my small guide will prove of help.
I also hope to have suggestions from people, so that I can better my guide and at some point re-write it.

MY THANKS TO :
*Asako (Rave culture correction)
*All people who have read it.


P.S Is this wiki-worth?

[link]

i think this is defenitly wiki worth. it has great descriptions and should be known to a lot of people. but it doesn't douse my suspicion of one of my friends being tb. one, he is writing a story him and all of his friends in it and we all have some sort of power. at one point in the story, his mind deteriorates and he regresses, and i have to take care of him. two, he wants me to be his child so he can take care of me (granted i do act 5 in lunch, which is where he sees me the most). three, he brought his stuffed mouse to school once, and treated it like i would treat my stuffed bunny.

of course i'll never confront him about it. i just have my suspicions.

[Azdf]

Originally Posted by Dusk

P.S Is this wiki-worth?

...

FRACK YES.
Seriously, even though the wiki has an article about this topic, this article seems to go into far more detail

5 out of 5; this article recieves the Azdf seal of approval!
*stamps post with official-looking insignia*

[Estius]

Great article, Dusk! What an enjoyable read!

[Roland]

Why thank you all for your kind words. :]

[Yumi]

Originally Posted by Dusk

A)The Pacifier is a characteristic of rave culture, due to LSD causing a chattering of teeth. The pacifier is used to stop that.

Actually in Raves, ECSTACY is most commonly done. It makes you gnaw at the inside your mouth.

The period can also cause slight urinary incontinence... x____x Just for that time though.

[Roland]

Hey, thanks for that bit of info.
Fix'd

[cais]

defiantly wiki worth.

[LittleAdam]

Wikipedia time for you

[Ryan_d]

Originally Posted by Dusk

Part 2 : Personality traits.
Let us exclude this instant certain thoughts.

A)X wears a pacifier, ergo, he is an infantilist.
B)Wears diapers ergo...
C)Acts in a 'cute' manner, uses an infantile slur, ergo..

Why these signs do not commonly work.

A)The Pacifier is a characteristic of rave culture, due to ecstacy causing an urge to gnaw inside ones mouth. The pacifier is used to stop that. Discard the reasoning X is an infantilist, unless you have sevre reasoning (''Does not like rave music, does not seem to follow a certain fashion etc)

C)Would an infantilist give himself away by talking/acting like this? Most infantilists would probably try to be as camoflaged as possible. Same applicant to A and B

The argument here, which is rather unstable, would be that many people do not know about infantilism, therefore X might not be to scared about showing certain aspects of his secret.

The counter thought though is that many infantilists are quite scared and paranoid, that be to a major or minor level, and wouldn't really show that.

So, we reach an assumption : Most infantilists, probably feel insecure in one way of their life or another.

This characteristic could be taken in account as a teen baby trait, but only if combined with others.

May I lastly note, that the above signs are not completely incorrect, and they can be applicant in rare cases.

See for me I try to be as open as possible about my TB side, so I bring pacifers to school, and play dress up and act like a kid.

so people should also be aware there are crazy people like me, who are trying to catch the eye of hiding TB's.