I can’t believe I’m writing this, I feel I’m starting to get attracted to children, I don’t believe I’m writing this, what shall I do
i struggle with pocd as well! it’s incredibly hard but not impossible to recover from. what are you dealing with regarding this?
@anony_ Just feel I’m getting attracted to them I don’t know what to do
Same, pocd was one of my first experiences with ocd and still to this day I deal with it. Its starting to drive me insane, actually insane
@TheDogluva Yeah it is difficult, what have you found useful to help deal with it?
@ Anonymous I haven’t found a completely solid strategy for fixing it, but there is OCD books. One is called Brain Lock. It has helped me manage my ocd better. Also just gaining knowledge on how ocd works has helped me.
@TheDogluva Thankyou very much, I feel terrible and scared and in regret
I had pocd, It gets Better!! Believe me it's not true at all, It was all in my mind. It went away completely with exposure therapy!!
@Marharet I don’t even know what to do I feel sick but also in regret
i'm really sorry you're going through this. it sounds incredibly tough and confusing. 💔 by the way, have you heard about this new AI-powered OCD therapy tool called "unstuck?" i've been in some dark places with my own thoughts before, and what really helped me was this free AI OCD therapy tool called "unstuck" (unstuckmyocd.com/try) that my NOCD therapist recommended. i think it'll be especially helpful for you because it's designed to offer personalized support for challenging and distressing thoughts, just like the ones you're describing. the AI works to guide you through steps similar to what an OCD therapist would, helping you manage these thoughts without judgment. i hate when people promote stuff, but i really think it can help you because it's changed my life. lmk if you have Qs or just want to talk more! <3
I have pocd and it's the hardest thing to deal with, I can't eat or really do anything around kids but I need to remind myself it's an illness not the real me. Hang in there you are not attracted to children it's your ocd playing mind games. I'm here if you need to talk
how would I ask for help with this , like to anyone ..? How do I get rid of these intrusive thoughts ??cos I hate myself so much when I think about young kids and their so innocent that I want to cry , ,but like I think about some weird stuff ,about how attractive some kids are . Just their eyes and cute features. Like I don’t understand why I like watching and looking at kids I see randomly seriously it’s really not in a sexual way it’s like I’m attracted to them in a weird fking way and oh my god I’m so fcked up literallt when a kid comes near me idk what to do like I get all flustered coz I never know how to deal with kids and their parents are gonna think im fucking weird cos I don’t know what to say to them ?? but like I do want to be near them and see them ..why????? im wondering if I’m showing signs of starting to become a P ??? I’m 19 btw in case that changes anything coz I’m not under 18 anymore and I feel like I’m such a creep ??
Im sorry for a long post but I'm very scared Prior to few weeks ago I didn't have any sexual thoughts regarding children EVER, and if I did then I really can't remember. But ever since I started worrying about the possibility that I might be attracted to them, I just felt severely awful. And it's getting worse and worse overtime. What started as just me worrying that I might be attracted to kids has now turned into a deep belief that there is a very dark and real part of me that is, in fact, a pedophile. I even started having intrusive but pleasurable fantasies about children and it's driving me absolutely sick. I really wish that it's just a very extreme form of POCD and not actually me turning into a monster, but with each passing day my hope is fading away, replaced with pure disgust in myself and unwillingness to live like this. Has anyone here ever went through something similar?
Hey everyone! I struggle with POCD and struggle severely with feelings and attractions towards children. It freaks me out and I get so worried and anxious about it. I just keep thinking it’s not normal to get innapropriate attractions towards children. And it’s not just thinking a child is cute because that’s normal but it’s like I get actual attractions or feelings towards kids and it’s the same kind of attractions and feelings I get towards people my age and I’m 19. I’m so scared and worried and I don’t know what to do!! I’m freaking out
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