Can you walk me through how you came to that conclusion? Iām gay myself and have always known do Iām not sure how t something like this happens. What made you think you were into kids in the first place?
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Oka@sopuli.xyz āØ1ā© āØweekā© agoOr youāre like me and think youāre a pedophile because you donāt like men or women sexually. Iām just asexual. Thanks therapy!
Contemporarium@lemm.ee āØ1ā© āØweekā© ago
Oka@sopuli.xyz āØ1ā© āØweekā© ago
Didnāt know that there were other options besides straight, gay, and bi. When I didnāt fall cleanly in one of those, I considered what other options were there. I was always unsure, but i went in a wrong direction full of guilt and depression, thinking if im not those, the only other option isā¦the worst. We donāt know what we donāt know.
I never met an asexual, or a demisexual, or any other sexuality, up to this point. I may have heard the term asexual, but it was never described to me in a way that I could relate. It wasnāt until after RE-WATCHING Bojack Horseman that I actually did thorough research on the topic, and all the stars aligned. The first time watching, it just didnāt click, I knew there was an asexual character, but I didnāt connect that i could be asexual.
I went 25 years not knowing I could be asexual. Iām 30 now. I only wish there was more representation as I grew up, but once I found out, I became the change I wanted to see, and started expressing it in my clothing, sharing with others, and helping clear up confusion.
Contemporarium@lemm.ee āØ1ā© āØweekā© ago
Thanks for sharing. Iām glad you found yourself and Iām sorry you thought that about yourself for so long. Canāt imagine
GaMEChld@lemmy.world āØ1ā© āØweekā© ago
Lifeās a hell of a trip man. I was 34 before getting diagnosed with ADHD, which made my entire life suddenly made sense. Oh, turns out I have narcolepsy too, and Iāve been punished for my sleep patterns and issues my entire childhood. Who knew narcolepsy isnāt necessarily how itās portrayed in movies?
Oka@sopuli.xyz āØ1ā© āØweekā© ago
Either I have ADHD, or humans werenāt meant to do the same job with the same tasks for years at a time
Cryophilia@lemmy.world āØ1ā© āØweekā© ago
That shit makes no goddamn sense and you should feel bad for ever considering it.
Handy flowchart for determining if youāre a pedophile
Are you attracted to children?
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yes: pedophile
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no: not pedophile
Oka@sopuli.xyz āØ1ā© āØweekā© ago
Who hurt you?
Cryophilia@lemmy.world āØ1ā© āØweekā© ago
I have no patience for people who self-victimize.
gajahmada@awful.systems āØ1ā© āØweekā© ago
I just searched for what cryophilic means, it didnāt mean what I think it means. I thought it was ice cube lol
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AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip āØ1ā© āØweekā© ago
Oof thats rough bur happy you go over that!