So I was never diagnosed with pocd but many ppl said that I have it and my therapist also said that I have ocd, Iβve recently been getting these thoughts and feelings of attraction towards kids, idk if itβs real attraction or not, but I worry that itβs true attraction because I donβt feel panic and anxiety towards those thoughts and feelings anymore, I used to feel that, but I also never felt shame or guilt for those thoughts and feelings. I also canβt tell if I want those thoughts and feelings or not. When I get those thoughts and feelings, I tell myself βI canβt be attracted to kidsβ and βbeing attracted to kids is badβ and βI wouldnβt like kidsβ. The main thing is I can tell if I am attracted to the kids or not, I feel like I want to know, but I also donβt know if I want to be attracted to kids or not, yet the attraction feeling feels so genuine, I canβt tell if itβs false or not, I try to compare my attraction towards a girl my age to the feelings I get when I see the kids. Iβm also under the age of 16, and Iβve heard that people under the age of 16 are at risk of developing p#dophilia, Iβm pretty sure I donβt want to become a pedo. But I canβt tell what I want anymore, I canβt tell if my feelings intrusive or not. Even though some people said that I have βtextbook ocdβ I still donβt believe it. These feelings and thoughts, I just donβt understand if I want and like them or not, idk if I WANT to like or want them. I also lied on 2 questions for the ocd diagnosis about liking the thoughts which I donβt know if I do or not, I said that I think I donβt when in reality I donβt know if I do or not. And the second question where I said I donβt feel aroused even though sometimes I do, idk why I get aroused for that stuff, idk if I want to be aroused or if I donβt want to be aroused. Can someone give me advice pls? ANT to like or want them. I also lied on 2 questions for the ocd diagnosis about liking the thoughts which I donβt know if I do or not, I said that I think I donβt when in reality I donβt know if I do or not. And the second question where I said I donβt feel aroused even though sometimes I do, idk why I get aroused for that stuff, idk if I want to be aroused or if I donβt want to be aroused. I also used to watch p#rn a lot, I was exposed to it at a young age cause I was a stupid ass kid once, I got addicted to it and watched it every day, when all of these feelings and thoughts started, I completely stopped watching p#rn which fixed that, but now Iβm worried it was a sign of something bad because I heard that early porn exposure creates mental issues and stuff, so I donβt know if I have pocd or actual pedophilia anymore. Iβm also currently tryin to get a relationship with a girl my age. Can someone give me advice on all of this pls? Idk what all of this means anymore :( (edited)
I also keep getting thoughts of kids and Iβm worried Iβm attracted to a specific part of them, because most of the thoughts include that specific part of the kid. Im also attracted to that specific part on adults, but Iβm worried that itβs a sign Iβm a pedo because it manifests on the thoughts of kids