Therapy all the way! My father doesn’t believe in therapy somehow, so I’m just waiting for the day I turn 18+ and get a stable enough income to afford therapy
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Not_Alec_Baldwin@lemmy.world 1 year agoI think you’re missing the point, at least as far as I understand it.
Child predators experienced some kind of trauma, and as a result they never developed. That could be external trauma (abuse) or internal trauma (thoughts, mental illness) but as their body “grew up” and they began developing sexual urges, they never matured.
Think about your first crush. They were your age, probably, unless you had a crush on Jennifer Connelly like every other millennial boy. As you grew up your crushes were probably always within a few years of you. It’s just how it works.
In “minor attracted people” (I hate that term, but it works for criminals AND non-criminals so it’s valid) the attraction just doesn’t get updated.
Humans are REALLY BAD at controlling our impulses. Especially impulses that are taboo. Especially biological impulses (eating, sex, learning, games, etc).
So these people go into fields where they can be around kids. And then an “opportunity” arises and they either can’t fight their criminal impulse or they rationalize their criminal behavior.
And boom. Traumatized kids and teachers in jail.
We need to get more people therapy.
bery@lemmy.world 1 year ago
SynopticVision@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Thank Christ for Jennifer Connelly
Not_Alec_Baldwin@lemmy.world 1 year ago
So say we all
Delphia@lemmy.world 1 year ago
In Germany i think they have a program where you can come forward and say “Im attracted to minors and I want help before I get myself in trouble” and they get you help.
Not_Alec_Baldwin@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I hadn’t heard that but it seems like the right kind of direction to be headed.