Somnophilia is an under-researched paraphilia. Consequently, there are discrepancies in its definition and conceptual understanding. Also, literature regarding the sexual interest in being asleep during sexual activity (dormaphilia) is even more limited. As such, there is a need to understand these paraphilias more deeply. This study recruited 232 participants online to discuss the content, origin, sexual appeal, emotional appraisal, and behavioural enactment of their somnophilic and dormaphilic interests and fantasies. A Thematic Analysis led to the identification of four main themes: (1) Relevance of Sleep State; (2) Roles within Sleep Sex; (3) Enactment of Sleep Paraphilia and (4) Lack of Consent and Awareness. These four themes spanned across both those reporting somnophilic and dormaphilic fantasies. The Discussion explores the multi-faceted nature of the interests, and implications for the understanding of somnophilia and dormaphilia. This study provides the first qualitative exploration of sleep-related paraphilias, opening avenues for future research and practice.

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睡眠相关性兴趣的定性探索：嗜睡症和嗜睡症

嗜睡症是一种研究不足的性欲倒错。因此，其定义和概念理解存在差异。此外，关于在性活动期间入睡的性兴趣（嗜睡症）的文献更加有限。因此，有必要更深入地了解这些性反常。这项研究在网上招募了 232 名参与者，讨论他们嗜睡和嗜睡的兴趣和幻想的内容、起源、性吸引力、情感评估和行为表现。主题分析确定了四个主题：（1）睡眠状态的相关性；(2) 睡眠性爱中的角色；(3) 睡眠性反常的制定和 (4) 缺乏同意和意识。这四个主题涵盖了报告嗜睡和嗜睡幻想的人。讨论探讨了兴趣的多方面性质，以及对嗜睡和嗜睡的理解的影响。这项研究首次对睡眠相关的性欲倒错进行了定性探索，为未来的研究和实践开辟了道路。