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You’re not alone, as I imagine you know from reading, many of us struggle with these thoughts and worries. I too have no desire to touch minors, and yet my brain spends so much time trying to tell me otherwise, giving me intrusive sexual thoughts, and any other nonsense knowing I hate it. When these thoughts first showed up I thought it would be inevitable that I would kill myself after a few months of it, but I went to therapy and here I still am. It’s still hard but it’s a lot better. I don’t know what your life is like, but considering the nature of this topic I highly recommend discussing this with a professional if you can. Dreams can be especially difficult 😭, something I like to consider is a nightmare where you die, or something like that if you’ve never had that before, when you wake up you’re alive (or that thing hasn’t really happened). it’s the same thing with this dream, you’ve done nothing wrong, just let it be
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@Anonymous Thank you for taking the time to write this and share your experience, this made me feel a lot better. I’m so glad to hear you’re doing well after therapy. I definitely want to see a professional when I can, and I guess that’s one thing that makes me feel better is I know that I want some help, no matter what my mind says. It’s not enjoyable to live life this way and I don’t want this. Yes the dreams have been awful, I’ve been dealing with so many distressing dreams for a while now. And I know it’s because of my worrying during the day, but it’s so upsetting sometimes. I try to let it go but sometimes it just gets to me. But that’s a good point, what you said about a nightmare where you die but wake up fine. That makes me feel a lot better to think about it that way, nobody got hurt. Thank you so much.
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I’ve had dreams that go against my values too, like I do something or have intentions of doing something and make me very distressed when I wake up and it ruins my day. Makes me super anxious. We just have to remember that those thoughts/dreams are meaningless and are not facts. ♥️
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Now I’m having intrusive sexual thoughts I don’t want to touch a baby I know these thoughts are bullshit but it feels like I’m not worried enough, I see some people say they almost throw up from thoughts like this. I don’t want to imagine these things I don’t understand why this is happening.
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@bloominglotus I’m really worried that I find talking about this thrilling or something. I think I spend too much time on here looking at posts relating to my fear, and it’s made me worry I find it enjoyable. My brain keeps telling me I’m a proud voice that I’m the real thing. It’s so confusing, I know it’s not what I want but I feel so worried, this is the worst point in my life ever. I just want to be normal.
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