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A fetish, in psychological terms, is when the object of one's sexual attraction and/or stimulation is something that is not itself sexual in nature. Being attracted to a sexy woman in lingerie isn't a fetish. A strong attraction to the lingerie itself, separate from the woman, is. A fetish isn't necessarily unhealthy.
A fetish or other sexual practice becomes unhealthy when it has a negative impact on other areas of a person's life. If it interferes with relationships, with being able to connect sexually to other sexually mature adults separate from the fetish object, or has any kind of a direct negative impact on one's non-sexual life, it's unhealthy. If you cannot experience sexual stimulation except through the use of the fetish object, that's unhealthy.
Keep in mind that the disapproval of others does not, by itself, constitute interfering with relationships. It has to be something about the activity itself that causes harm to the individual practicing it, or, in the case of bestiality, pedophilia, incest, or coercion, another party.
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