Mechaphilia - A real mental disorder or a chance to make some money???

A man that prefers cars...has claimed to have had sex with over 1000 cars? I think we need some gene sequencing here...new one for the books by all means...anyway, I guess anyone with a car that would appeal to this person might want to make sure it's kept in the garage...in case the mood for a "one night stand in the parking lot" would take over as he might be up to more than just bumping the tires...this is definitely the weird story of the week...and no doubt he stands to cash in...and he has 500 more buddies all getting together in California....but hey this this happening with other objects too, people addicted to their computers...but at least the computer is in the confines of their home and not subject to a "drive by" in a parking lot somewhere...well here's the You Tube with all it's glory...would love to hear some comments from anyone in the world of psychiatry comment on this one...."Dr. Strangelove" for sure...and it sounds like the bunch has their support group and network up and running....it's the holiday weekend and news events are slower than normal...so this is about as good as it gets...BD

Edward Smith, who suffers from mechaphilia - a sexual attraction to machines, will be professing his unusual love for cars on a Channel 5 documentary “My car is my lover” Wednesday, May 28. The show, which will air at 10 p.m., features Smith and shows him meeting other enthusiasts at a rally for mechaphiliacs in California.

Mr Smith, 57, first had sex with a car at the age of 15, and claims he has never been attracted to women or men. But he confesses that many of the cars he has had sex with have belonged to strangers or car showrooms.

Mr Smith is now part of a global community of more than 500 “car lovers” brought together by Internet forums.

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