Aego-
Aego- is an orientation prefix for individuals that experience a disconnection from oneself and attraction.
Alternate Names
- Autochoris-
Etymology
Aego- from a- ('without') + ego ('me/myself')
Autochoris- from auto- ('self') + χωρίς ('without')
Pronunciation
- Phonetic: /AY-go/
- IPA: /ae̯ɡo/ or /ˈɔtoʊˈxoˈɾis/
Definitions
- a disconnection between their identity and a sexual target/object - Anthony Bogaert, 2012[1]
History
Autochoris- was coined on May 11th, 2012 in an article by Anthony Bogaert.[1] Due to some individiuals being uncomfortable with the term being coined to describe a paraphillia as well as being coined by an allosexual man who does not use the term himself, aego- was proposed on November 1st, 2014 by Tumblr user sugar-and-spite.[2]
Community
Orientations
Aegosexual
Aegosexual is the experience of disconnect from oneself and sexual attraction.
Aegoromantic
Aegoromantic is the experience of disconnect from oneself and romantic attraction.