Quote:Recently an organization called B4U-ACT conducted an anonymous Internet survey designed to obtain information from persons who feel sexually attracted to prepubescent children.9 One hundred ninety-three individuals from a variety of countries and ranging in age from 15 to 70 responded to that survey. That survey found that more than 66 percent of persons who had experienced enduring attractions to much younger children had been aware of such feelings before age 18. Twenty-six percent of those surveyed had thought of committing suicide at some point in their lives, and 41 percent of those who had considered it had done so before age 18. Clearly, this is a population in need of mental health care, and 40 percent of respondents had expressed an interest in receiving it.
Some survey respondents had made comments pertinent to appreciating the stress that can be associated with Pedophilia. For example, one stated: "I'm a 15-year-old male … I'm not attracted to anyone my age or older anymore. I am only attracted to prepubescent girls. I feel like there is no hope for me to live, and sometimes I feel like killing myself…. I know the idea of a psychologist and everything, but I can't talk to anyone at this time because my parents would find out and get the wrong idea, and people would judge me and think I really want to hurt little kids." Another said: "I want to have sex with children all the time, but I know I cannot and will not because it will ruin that child's life, and it will do the same for mine. I look at pictures all the time. That helps me to deal with my desires without actually going out and having sex with a young child… ." Yet another stated: "Parents will disown you, teachers will report you, friends will abandon you. People in my situation can't discuss this without serious risk of persecution and/or harassment."
http://www.jaapl.org/content/42/4/404.full
Sounds like more than wanting to overpower a helpless victim to me.
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