What if Im attracted to children?

Those who find children on the cusp of puberty sexually attractive are known as “hebephiles”. “Ephebophiles” are individuals who are sexually attracted to children who have reached puberty. Not all paedophiles are child sex offenders, and conversely not all child sex offenders are paedophiles.

What is it called when adults are attracted to children?

Pedophilia is a psychological disorder in which an adult or older adolescent experiences a sexual preference for prepubescent children.

What is Pocd?

POCD is an obsessive fear of being or becoming a pedophile, what to many is considered the ultimate loss of identity.

What is a paraphilia?

Paraphilia is any intense and persistent sexual interest other than sexual interest in genital stimulation or preparatory fondling with phenotypically normal, physically mature, consenting human partners.

What is morbid obsession?

What are Morbid Obsessions? Morbid obsessions are of the form of OCD intrusive thoughts. When a person has intense morbid OCD fears and anxiety; as a result, they attempt to neutralize them through mental rituals. For example, if an individual with OCD experiences many religious blasphemous thoughts.

What is rOCD?

Relationship obsessive-compulsive disorder (R-OCD) is an OCD subtype that is characterized by ongoing intrusive thoughts and compulsive behavior around uncertainty of a relationship.

What is existential OCD?

Existential OCD involves intrusive, repetitive thinking about questions which cannot possibly be answered, and which may be philosophical or frightening in nature, or both. The questions usually revolve around the meaning, purpose, or reality of life, or the existence of the universe or even one’s own existence.

Is Ecosexual a real thing?

Ecosexuality is the belief according to which humans indulge in sexual and non-sexual relationships with Mother Nature. The ecosexual community is led by a Melbourne-based group which had also launched an ecosex bathhouse called the Pony Express.

What is a minor attracted person?

‘Minor attracted person’ or MAP is a widely acknowledged term used in the global Sex Offender Research and Sex Offender Treatment Community. To reiterate, this is not a term we invented, NOR is it a term used to rebrand pedophiles OR link them to the LGBTQ community.

What should I do if I’ve never touched a child?

Keep strong and keep searching for a way. You were brave enough to ask so that’s a huge start. Many people who hurt children never ever admit they have a problem, much less seek out help. If you’ve never touched a child, you have nothing to feel guilty about. Just remember to NEVER EVER touch a child. It doesn’t matter if:

How do I stop fantasizing about having kids?

Having empathy with yourself and what you went through will help you have empathy with kids you might be fantasizing about. Their lives would be forever changed in a negative way of you were to fulfill your desire to engage sexually with them. Keep seeking help in whatever way you can and keep educating yourself.