Pro recovery - Revision history

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	The concept of "pro recovery" has been borrowed from the discourse surrounding eating disorders, where this term existed at least in 2012<ref>[https://www.jmir.org/2012/6/e151/ Pro-Anorexia and Pro-Recovery Photo Sharing: A Tale of Two Warring Tribes], Journal of Medical Internet Research.</ref>. In communities of people with eating disorders, being pro recovery means encouraging overcoming the disorders and refusing to engage in mutually triggering symptoms of other members.		The concept of "pro recovery" has been borrowed from the discourse surrounding eating disorders, where this term existed at least in 2012<ref>[https://www.jmir.org/2012/6/e151/ Pro-Anorexia and Pro-Recovery Photo Sharing: A Tale of Two Warring Tribes], Journal of Medical Internet Research.</ref>. In communities of people with eating disorders, being pro recovery means encouraging overcoming the disorders and refusing to engage in mutually triggering symptoms of other members.

	Some people have stated that the pro recovery movement takes root in the idea of trauma recovery for paraphiliacs, centering individual wellness and dealing with traumas rather than paraphilias, and was misrepresented by others during an early stage of development. A mapmisiac zoophile-adjacent Twitter group RZAF/PHASE was pointed out as the origin.		Some people have stated that the pro recovery movement takes root in the idea of trauma recovery for paraphiliacs, centering individual wellness and dealing with traumas rather than paraphilias, and was misrepresented by others during an early stage of development. A mapmisiac zoophile-adjacent Twitter group RZAF (Recovering Zoo and Anti Foundation)/PHASE was pointed out as the origin.

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	The concept of "pro recovery" has been borrowed from the discourse surrounding eating disorders, where this term existed at least in 2012<ref>[https://www.jmir.org/2012/6/e151/ Pro-Anorexia and Pro-Recovery Photo Sharing: A Tale of Two Warring Tribes], Journal of Medical Internet Research.</ref>. In communities of people with eating disorders, being pro recovery means encouraging overcoming the disorders and refusing to engage in mutually triggering symptoms of other members.		The concept of "pro recovery" has been borrowed from the discourse surrounding eating disorders, where this term existed at least in 2012<ref>[https://www.jmir.org/2012/6/e151/ Pro-Anorexia and Pro-Recovery Photo Sharing: A Tale of Two Warring Tribes], Journal of Medical Internet Research.</ref>. In communities of people with eating disorders, being pro recovery means encouraging overcoming the disorders and refusing to engage in mutually triggering symptoms of other members.

	This term has ~~been introduced to~~ paraphilia discourse in late 2021 by people who believed a paraphilia shares common traits with a disorder. This view originated in zoo discourse on Twitter and has been promoted by such movements as Phi Legion, OZA (Organized Zoo Antis), and Stolism<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211225173749/https://twitter.com/Stolist_Claw/status/1474796080453898245 Stolist_Claw] on Twitter via WayBack Machine, 25 Dec 2021.</ref>(alternatively spelled as Skolism).		Some people have stated that the pro recovery movement takes root in the idea of trauma recovery for paraphiliacs, centering individual wellness and dealing with traumas rather than paraphilias, and was misrepresented by others during an early stage of development. A mapmisiac zoophile-adjacent Twitter group RZAF/PHASE was pointed out as the origin.

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			File:PHASE twitter.jpg\|The official account of RZAF/PHASE, currently locked
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			This term has gained traction in paraphilia discourse in late 2021 via people who believed a paraphilia shares common traits with a disorder. This view originated in zoo discourse on Twitter and has been promoted by such movements as Phi Legion, OZA (Organized Zoo Antis), and Stolism<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211225173749/https://twitter.com/Stolist_Claw/status/1474796080453898245 Stolist_Claw] on Twitter via WayBack Machine, 25 Dec 2021.</ref>(alternatively spelled as Skolism).

	<blockquote>A flag for those of you who are zoophiles but you are recovering and beginning to heal. I think it would also be a great flag for those of you who have competed that journey and want to show pride in your success. Made by @zootsheppie and refined by @sickbagpony</blockquote>		<blockquote>A flag for those of you who are zoophiles but you are recovering and beginning to heal. I think it would also be a great flag for those of you who have competed that journey and want to show pride in your success. Made by @zootsheppie and refined by @sickbagpony</blockquote>
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	- wubadubdub120 on Twitter<ref>[https://x.com/wubadubdub120/status/1747642237175906601 wubadubdub120] on Twitter, part 1, Jan 17, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://x.com/wubadubdub120/status/1747642322840412345 wubadubdub120] on Twitter, part 2, Jan 17, 2024.</ref>		- wubadubdub120 on Twitter<ref>[https://x.com/wubadubdub120/status/1747642237175906601 wubadubdub120] on Twitter, part 1, Jan 17, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://x.com/wubadubdub120/status/1747642322840412345 wubadubdub120] on Twitter, part 2, Jan 17, 2024.</ref>

			A contemporary definition of "pro recovery", featured on Paraphile Wiki<ref>[https://www.paraphile.com/index.php?title=Pro-Recovery&oldid=9 Pro-Recovery] via Paraphile Wiki, 25 September 2024.</ref>, does not mention conversion therapy, however it continues the trend of uniting trauma recovery and being non-offending under one framework.
	== Criticism ==		== Criticism ==
	The term "pro recovery" has been criticized by members of the paraphiliac community for its origins and implications. Even separated from the conversion therapy context, it can be regarded as inviting a medicalizing view of paraphilias. In addition to that, it may imply that poor mental health of members of the paraphiliac community is their own fault and responsibility to fix, rather than an outcome of living in a hostile society<ref>[https://nnia.space/@comrade_lecter/108154364480120882 comrade_lecter] on nnia.space.</ref>.		The term "pro recovery" has been criticized by members of the paraphiliac community for its origins and implications. Even separated from the conversion therapy context, it can be regarded as inviting a medicalizing view of paraphilias. In addition to that, it may imply that poor mental health of members of the paraphiliac community is their own fault and responsibility to fix, rather than an outcome of living in a hostile society<ref>[https://nnia.space/@comrade_lecter/108154364480120882 comrade_lecter] on nnia.space.</ref>.

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	~~This~~ term has been introduced during a panic about an alleged mass grooming of teenagers into the zoophile identity, and some of its supporters explained recovery as such:		The term "pro recovery" has been introduced during a panic about an alleged mass grooming of teenagers into the zoophile identity, and some of its supporters explained recovery as such:

	<blockquote>Basically a lot of kids are currently being groomed into being a zoophile so it's Basically "I was groomed but now I know better"</blockquote>		<blockquote>Basically a lot of kids are currently being groomed into being a zoophile so it's Basically "I was groomed but now I know better"</blockquote>
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	A view of zoophilia as something that spreads via social contagion may explain why some of these people could have felt making comparisons with eating disorders is appropriate and adopted this terminology.		A view of zoophilia as something that spreads via social contagion may explain why some of these people could have felt making comparisons with eating disorders is appropriate and adopted this terminology.

			=== "Healthy paraphile" ===
			'''Healthy paraphile''' is a term that emerged simultaneously with the events described above and has been used by the same circle of people. One of the first mentions of it still available on Twitter dates 20 December, 2021, and comes from someone identifying as an ex zoo<ref>[https://x.com/WatchersCafe/status/1472743618687508484 WatchersCafe] on Twitter, Dec 20, 2021.</ref>. Zootsheppie, the creator of the recovering zoo flag, has used "healthy" and "recovering" interchangeably<ref>[https://x.com/zootsheppie/status/1483960438748504071 zootsheppie] on Twitter, Jan 20, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://x.com/zootsheppie/status/1489638383139934208 zootsheppie] on Twitter, Feb 4, 2022.</ref>.

			This term did not remain in the paraphilia discourse vocabulary, perhaps due to opposition from disabled and disordered paraphiliacs.
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			File:Healthy paraphile criticism.jpg\|Criticism of the term "healthy paraphile"
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			One of the flags previously associated with the healthy paraphile identity is now used by members of the Twitter para community as a general paraphilia flag<ref>[https://paraflags-wiki.org/index.php/General_paraphilia_flags#2021_flag 2021 flag], Paraflags Wiki.</ref>.

	== Later usage ==		== Later usage ==

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	== Origins ==		== Origins ==
	The concept of ~~'''~~pro recovery~~'''~~ has been borrowed from the discourse surrounding eating disorders, where this term existed at least in 2012<ref>[https://www.jmir.org/2012/6/e151/ Pro-Anorexia and Pro-Recovery Photo Sharing: A Tale of Two Warring Tribes], Journal of Medical Internet Research.</ref>. In communities of people with eating disorders, being pro recovery means encouraging overcoming the disorders and refusing to engage in mutually triggering symptoms of other members.		The concept of "pro recovery" has been borrowed from the discourse surrounding eating disorders, where this term existed at least in 2012<ref>[https://www.jmir.org/2012/6/e151/ Pro-Anorexia and Pro-Recovery Photo Sharing: A Tale of Two Warring Tribes], Journal of Medical Internet Research.</ref>. In communities of people with eating disorders, being pro recovery means encouraging overcoming the disorders and refusing to engage in mutually triggering symptoms of other members.

	This term has been introduced to paraphilia discourse in late 2021 by people who believed a paraphilia shares common traits with a disorder. This view originated in zoo discourse on Twitter and has been promoted by such movements as Phi Legion, OZA (Organized Zoo Antis), and Stolism<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211225173749/https://twitter.com/Stolist_Claw/status/1474796080453898245 Stolist_Claw] on Twitter via WayBack Machine, 25 Dec 2021.</ref>(alternatively spelled as Skolism).		This term has been introduced to paraphilia discourse in late 2021 by people who believed a paraphilia shares common traits with a disorder. This view originated in zoo discourse on Twitter and has been promoted by such movements as Phi Legion, OZA (Organized Zoo Antis), and Stolism<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211225173749/https://twitter.com/Stolist_Claw/status/1474796080453898245 Stolist_Claw] on Twitter via WayBack Machine, 25 Dec 2021.</ref>(alternatively spelled as Skolism).
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	== Criticism ==		== Criticism ==
	The term ~~'''~~pro recovery~~'''~~ has been criticized by members of the paraphiliac community for its origins and implications. Even separated from the conversion therapy context, it can be regarded as inviting a medicalizing view of paraphilias. In addition to that, it may imply that poor mental health of members of the paraphiliac community is their own fault and responsibility to fix, rather than an outcome of living in a hostile society.		The term "pro recovery" has been criticized by members of the paraphiliac community for its origins and implications. Even separated from the conversion therapy context, it can be regarded as inviting a medicalizing view of paraphilias. In addition to that, it may imply that poor mental health of members of the paraphiliac community is their own fault and responsibility to fix, rather than an outcome of living in a hostile society<ref>[https://nnia.space/@comrade_lecter/108154364480120882 comrade_lecter] on nnia.space.</ref>.

	== References ==		== References ==
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	<blockquote>While it is better to be anti-contact than pro-contact, you still identify with the label of those harmful thoughts. If you know your paraphilia is known to be harmful, you shouldn’t try to identify with it. You should be pro-recovery than anti-contact, because- -pro-recovery shows that you KNOW those thoughts are bad and you’re genuinely trying to change, and maybe help others change too</blockquote>		<blockquote>While it is better to be anti-contact than pro-contact, you still identify with the label of those harmful thoughts. If you know your paraphilia is known to be harmful, you shouldn’t try to identify with it. You should be pro-recovery than anti-contact, because- -pro-recovery shows that you KNOW those thoughts are bad and you’re genuinely trying to change, and maybe help others change too</blockquote>
	- wubadubdub120 on Twitter<ref>[https://x.com/wubadubdub120/status/1747642237175906601 wubadubdub120 on Twitter, part 1, Jan 17, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://x.com/wubadubdub120/status/1747642322840412345 wubadubdub120 on Twitter, part 2, Jan 17, 2024.</ref>		- wubadubdub120 on Twitter<ref>[https://x.com/wubadubdub120/status/1747642237175906601 wubadubdub120] on Twitter, part 1, Jan 17, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://x.com/wubadubdub120/status/1747642322840412345 wubadubdub120] on Twitter, part 2, Jan 17, 2024.</ref>

	== Criticism ==		== Criticism ==

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	== References ==		== References ==
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'''Pro recovery''' is a stance in [[paraphilia]] discourse. It may mean a range of things, varying from defense of conversion therapy to supporting rehabilitation of formerly abusive paraphiliacs.

== Origins ==
The concept of '''pro recovery''' has been borrowed from the discourse surrounding eating disorders, where this term existed at least in 2012<ref>[https://www.jmir.org/2012/6/e151/ Pro-Anorexia and Pro-Recovery Photo Sharing: A Tale of Two Warring Tribes], Journal of Medical Internet Research.</ref>. In communities of people with eating disorders, being pro recovery means encouraging overcoming the disorders and refusing to engage in mutually triggering symptoms of other members.

This term has been introduced to paraphilia discourse in late 2021 by people who believed a paraphilia shares common traits with a disorder. This view originated in zoo discourse on Twitter and has been promoted by such movements as Phi Legion, OZA (Organized Zoo Antis), and Stolism<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211225173749/https://twitter.com/Stolist_Claw/status/1474796080453898245 Stolist_Claw] on Twitter via WayBack Machine, 25 Dec 2021.</ref>(alternatively spelled as Skolism).

<blockquote>A flag for those of you who are zoophiles but you are recovering and beginning to heal. I think it would also be a great flag for those of you who have competed that journey and want to show pride in your success. Made by @zootsheppie and refined by @sickbagpony</blockquote>
- OZA introducing the recovery flag<ref>[https://x.com/OzaOfficial1/status/1471392650125320194 OzaOfficial1] on Twitter, Dec 16, 2021.</ref>

<blockquote>Hi, everyone. I finally realized Zoophilia is wrong so I'm using the Recovering Zoophile flag!</blockquote>
- MissYin11 on Twitter<ref>[https://x.com/MissYin11/status/1475213130280099841 MissYin11] on Twitter, Dec 27, 2021.</ref>

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File:OZA guide to zoo flags.png|OZA's guide to zoo flags<ref>[https://x.com/OzaOfficial1/status/1480273222092349443 OzaOfficial1] on Twitter, Jan 9, 2022.</ref>
File:Anti zoo oza art.png|Art, featuring the OZA flag<ref>[https://x.com/ruubiks/status/1462954438243414016 ruubiks] on Twitter, Nov 23, 2021.</ref>
File:Oza tweet.png|OZA polling their followers on their stances<ref>[https://x.com/OzaOfficial1/status/1478581419614126083 OzaOfficial1] on Twitter, Jan 5, 2022.</ref>
File:Recovered zoo.png|"Recovered zoo" flag introduced<ref>[https://x.com/ZJC_NA/status/1480729000167325702 ZJC_NA] on Twitter.</ref>
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This term has been introduced during a panic about an alleged mass grooming of teenagers into the zoophile identity, and some of its supporters explained recovery as such:

<blockquote>Basically a lot of kids are currently being groomed into being a zoophile so it's Basically "I was groomed but now I know better"</blockquote>
- DinoQueen360 on Twitter<ref>[https://x.com/DinoQueen360/status/1480328686108827650 DinoQueen360] on Twitter, Jan 10, 2022.</ref>

<blockquote>You’re a child. You shouldn’t be hanging around a community of groomers and animal abusers. I run a group by the name of @Stolist_Claw which encourages recovery for kids like you involved in grooming and paraphilia</blockquote>
- treasuresson on Twitter (a co-founder of Stolism addressing a 13 year old zoophile)<ref>[https://x.com/treasuresson/status/1476325891097640972 treasuresson] on Twitter, Dec 30, 2021.</ref>

A view of zoophilia as something that spreads via social contagion may explain why some of these people could have felt making comparisons with eating disorders is appropriate and adopted this terminology.

== Later usage ==
While OZA did not include maps or any other paraphiliacs in their activities, other people who picked up this term soon applied it more widely. By 2023 a term "sunset paraphile" emerged, which included "pro recovery" as one of the affiliated stances<ref>[https://archive.ph/2eOax para-phil] on Tumblr via archive.today, citing posts from mid 2023.</ref>.

This is also the point when the term was torn away from its origins by some users and no longer exclusively described getting rid of, or learning to suppress, a paraphilia. Instead it started meaning getting rid of distress around your paraphilia or seeking wellness in a general sense. In some cases, the concept of recovering from being pro contact appears<ref>[https://www.tumblr.com/radinclus-not-radqueer/727586534438666240/if-youre-a-paraphile-even-one-of-the-big-3-or?source=share radinclus-not-radqueer] on Tumblr, Sep 5, 2023.</ref>. The community using these terms is nevertheless still affiliated with antis, only this time primarily in an anti transid sense.

By 2024 there appeared one more alternative meaning of "pro recovery", signifying rehabilitation of ex-offenders. This definition is supported by a paraphiliac organization PACHE<ref>[https://pache-benchmark.carrd.co/ PACHE Carrd].</ref>, which considers itself pro recovery.

There still remain, however, those who identify with this label in its original sense. Additional meanings need to be understood as existing simultaneously with the 2021 one.

<blockquote>While it is better to be anti-contact than pro-contact, you still identify with the label of those harmful thoughts. If you know your paraphilia is known to be harmful, you shouldn’t try to identify with it. You should be pro-recovery than anti-contact, because- -pro-recovery shows that you KNOW those thoughts are bad and you’re genuinely trying to change, and maybe help others change too</blockquote>
- wubadubdub120 on Twitter<ref>[https://x.com/wubadubdub120/status/1747642237175906601 wubadubdub120 on Twitter, part 1, Jan 17, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://x.com/wubadubdub120/status/1747642322840412345 wubadubdub120 on Twitter, part 2, Jan 17, 2024.</ref>

== Criticism ==
The term '''pro recovery''' has been criticized by members of the paraphiliac community for its origins and implications. Even separated from the conversion therapy context, it can be regarded as inviting a medicalizing view of paraphilias. In addition to that, it may imply that poor mental health of members of the paraphiliac community is their own fault and responsibility to fix, rather than an outcome of living in a hostile society.

== References ==