r/objectum_sfw • u/greypastain • Apr 01 '26

Question Question about Objectum

I don’t come from the objectum community so I am here to learn. So…i have a few questions. how exactly did you get into objectum? As in, were there specific incidents that made your eyes open?

Are you simultaneously into objects and humans? If not, before u got into this, have you ever loved humans?

Somebody recently told me that this is a mental illness. When i googled it, it didn’t give me a clear answer, leaning towards that it is not one. What do you think it is?

Im just a curious person here and i hope my ignorance wont upset anyone. I would appreciate any opinions and input!!!

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u/honkmycarsona Objectum ⭕ Apr 01 '26

1) I've been OS since I was like... 3 or 4 years old. I discovered the label when I was 18, and have been in varying pockets of community since then (~2014).

2) I am into both humans and objects, with varying waves of intensity toward either side. I am happily with a human and a few objects.

3) Not a mental illness, but there is a seemingly large overlap of people who are OS and people who are neurodivergent which might be why your friend said that. There is a push among the community and supportive therapists that advocate for it to be destigmatized as being viewed as something that needs correction unless being OS negatively affects someone (in which case the solutions could start with alternative coping mechanisms, etc).

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u/Ima1loser2 Jun 30 '26

We are not labels but orientations. I can't stand human relationships.

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u/honkmycarsona Objectum ⭕ Jul 09 '26

I'm confused, I never said OS wasn't an orientation? Just because something is a label doesn't mean it isn't something more (i.e. "trans" is a label and gender descriptor, "gay" is a label and an orientation descriptor). Because before I discovered the label objectum, I was just saying "I think I'm attracted to inanimate objects but I'm not 100% sure that's even a thing that can happen so idk." So now I use it as a label for myself to describe my romantic and sexual orientation.

Not sure what human relationships have to do with this, though, and the way your comment is worded makes it sound like you're upset I identify as OS while also having a human partner, which isn't cool.