Pedophilia

Thoughts??? Be as specific or vague as you want.

To be clear, this is a discussion of a major problem in the world and how to deal with it. It is not a confession of anything.

 

ok, nobody is saying anything so I'll start lol...

1. Is a pedophilic porn addiction any different than a vanilla porn addiction? How? Why?
   
2. Does the road to recovery look different? How?
   
3. Should mandatory reporting laws be as strict as they are? (Strictly pertaining to counselors of adults with pedophilic tendencies)

Please, let's talk about this! So many people are trapped and need help!

 

1. Oh, of course. I guess I just meant... does it affect the addict in a different way?
2. I agree, but should it be confessed to other people in the same way? If so, how does someone do that and get help without getting arrested?
   
3. I disagree. I think one of the biggest problems with the situation is that addicts have basically no means to get help without interacting with the law, so almost all of them are then isolated which as we all know makes the problem a thousand times worse. There needs to be an avenue through which child porn (CP) addicts can get real, effective help without sacrificing their freedom. Thoughts?

 

1. Yeah, I agree
   
2. (3.) Ok, so what makes it a mental disorder? Are all sexual deviations mental disorders? Why?

 

Oh, I agree, but what makes it a mental disorder rather than simply a very bad sexual addiction/deviation?

 

Ok, so is vanilla porn addiction a mental disorder as well? Cause it affects your thinking, feeling, mood, and behavior. BTW, if you can't tell, I'm not trying to pick a fight lol. I just want to start a conversation that helps those struggling with this to get to the bottom of it and change their lives.

 

hm, so that begs the question: can someone change/heal/get rid of a mental disorder? Cause I believe a mental disorder is something physically/neurologically wrong with a person's brain. I believe a porn addiction is when a person's brain has been conditioned to act/react a certain way with anything sexual, rather than there actually being something dysfunctional with their brain.

 

Ok, I was thinking about mental disorders wrong. I was thinking they were a condition outside of your control like MS or ALS. I just did a little bit of research and that cleared it up a bit.

Thank you! I'll have to look that up!

I agree with you somewhat... the only issue with that is that a lot of adults in commercial porn are not consenting, and some kids and teens are consenting because they've been raised to believe it's normal whether by their parents are just the disgusting amount of sexual content the world shoves in their faces. To be clear, I'm not condoning it!

Yeah, it's sad, but you can get worse... necrophilia... and I'm sure it can get worse than that

I agree with you! Get help + change = great! Indulge in it = lock up

 

I would argue that neither person is better than the other, but rather the porn/fantasies affect the addict watching rape more severely. In addition, most of the time, the desire to watch rape is a result of watching consensual porn. Likewise, the desire to watch CP is a result of "milder" forms of porn. Ya know?

Also, a lot of CP addicts do not view rape. A lot of them even refuse to look at anything with real kids because they can't be sure if it was consensual or not (the vast majority aren't consensual, of course) Again, I'm not condoning any of that. I'm just trying to shed light on the topic and create a place where people can be un-isolated.

True true, it's just a different kind of perversion

You're totally right about that!