Pyromania is an impulse control disorder in which individuals repeatedly fail to resist impulses to deliberately start fires, in order to relieve some tension or for instant gratification. Pyromania is distinct from
arson, the deliberate setting of fires for personal, monetary or political gain. Pyromaniacs start fires to induce euphoria and often fixate on institutions of
fire control like firehouses and firemen. Pyromania is a type of impulse control disorder, along with kleptomania, intermittent explosive disorder and others.
There are specific symptoms that separate pyromaniacs from those who start fires for criminal purposes or due to emotional motivations not specifically related to
fire. Someone suffering from this disorder deliberately and purposely sets fires on more than one occasion, and before the act of lighting the
fire the person usually experiences tension and an emotional buildup. When around fires, a person suffering from pyromania gains intense interest or fascination and
may also experience
pleasure, gratification or relief. Another long-term contributor often linked with pyromania is the buildup of
stress. When
studying the lifestyle of someone with pyromania, a buildup of
stress and emotion is often evident and this is seen in teens' attitudes towards friends and family. At times it is difficult to distinguish the difference between pyromania and experimentation in childhood because both involve pleasure from the
fire.
A pyromaniac doesn't throw away the last three matches.
One commentator called the president a "pyromaniac fireman".
The pyromaniac has a strange and morbid passion for
fire.
Burnout? Replaced with "Pyromaniac": "Increases chance to critically hit and reduces the mana cost of all
Fire spells by an additional 1/2/3%.
Yi-jun: I never thought of you as a pyromaniac,
Taylor.