Major trigger warning

hey, i get ya. that’s super triggering. first time i’ve heard of something trying to “prehabilitate” pedo’s. however, New Zealand is usually doing things that we haven’t heard of before. It was like the first place i heard of giving drugs in small doses to people with substance abuse problems. now it’s something the US is talking about more because they did it. I’m only guessing that this take is trying to stop pedophilia before they assault children. Have you ever thought about the kids that go into in patient facilities because they’re sexually maladaptive? i used to work part time in one and would constantly wonder how these kids ended up there.. the sad truth is that they were SA’d usually by a family member. and in turn, they SA’d other people (like younger cousins, siblings, friends) because they didn’t know any better since it was happening so regular with them you know? so i’m almost wondering if this site is doing this to attract people who are immensely traumatized and have thoughts about doing it to other people? i’m not entirely sure either! usually we all think of pedophilia and just think it’s completely unacceptable and then it’s done, like period point blank. but i’m wondering if they are thinking that doing this early intervention thing will help decrease the epidemic of sexual assault from adult predators. again, this is just my take. in regards to your ocd and being triggered by this. i get you. i have my own triggers within my themes that sound just like your worries. the thing is, is that our ocd will sit here and find similarities with our biggest fears and usually we’ll see that it applies to us! that’s scary! but our ocd was toying with us to begin with. in any theme, it’s warping, exacerbating, and overreacting to our fears. with what your therapist said, that can be true to most pedophiles. again, im thinking this program is trying to target these types of people in hopes to address their own traumas and nip any assaulting in the bud. idk. but another thing is that maybe this site and company doesn’t even know what they’re talking about?? like what if they heard enough about ocd, got it misconstrued and then came up with this idea to try and mitigate it? who knows! but idk if real pedophiles even want any “help”? like your therapist brought up. like any time they’re caught you can notice that they deliberately messaged the minor, wanted to assault them, and tried meeting up with them! or any friend or family member just going and doing it! not even caring! it happens all of the time and that’s what your therapist means by they don’t care and don’t seek any help bc they don’t see anything wrong with what they’re doing. it’s sick. but i don’t think this applies to the millions of ocd sufferers that specifically struggle with POCD which is very real and very valid and even i have struggled with this theme in my own ocd journey. hope some of this helps!

The distress you’re feeling is a huge sign of OCD. You aren’t a pedophile.

Someone please comment, I feel so hopeless and lost