MEMBER ARTICLE: The Basics of ABDL
from
Recon News
08 November 2019
By ChiABDL
Hello! My name is Kyle (ChiABDL), and I wanted to share a little bit about the ABDL community with the larger fetish community. ABDL is an acronym for "Adult Baby/Diaper Lover." This fetish primarily revolves around diapers either in and out of the bedroom or a different layer of the Dom/sub relationship seen in other parts of our community. Ageplay is another term used to describe AB, as it is the desire to regress to a younger age (which can range depending on the person).
So, to break it down a little bit more, AB or adult baby, is a side of this fetish that involves wanting to be treated like a baby. This involves using diapers, getting diaper changes and being taken care of by a "daddy" or "big bro", and getting into a "little" headspace. Little space can also include cartoons, colouring, little toys, or really just anything that would supplement a "little" headspace. Since I'm also a pup, this headspace is very similar to the pup headspace people get into as a pup. "Daddy" or "big bro" are terms used to describe the more dominant or caregiver role. This can also be a sexual experience as well, but a lot of the role playing is non-sexual and just a way of escaping from everyday life. From onesies, to pacifiers, to diapers, the adult baby lifestyle is one of comfort and escape.
Diaper lovers or DLs are a subset of the community that focuses more on the wear and use of diapers, but without the AB tendencies. Wearing diapers can be a form of "punishment" and can be used to humiliate the individual, if it's something they are into. Wearing for DLs can be a form of sexual release, or it can be for the feeling of security or comfort that the diapers can provide.
The ABDL community is very much a spectrum of people being AB or DL or a combo of both. I think what I like most about the fetish is it can range from sexual to non-sexual, and I've learnt for myself that diapers and ageplay are vastly different based on the person. I've also learnt that diapers can provide a level of comfort and security and really helps with my anxiety. I hope this has been informative for all of the kinksters out there and if you have any questions, please reach out!
If you'd like to talk about your specific fetish and kink tastes in an article on Recon, send your ideas or a first draft to: social@recon.com
SHARE
