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i cant look at kids in public or i will worry people will think i am a pedo?!?!? i cant even look at them for half a second... i think i have OCD
Nah, you're just being paranoid.
If you were outright staring them down, now that might be considered creepy. A glance is normal though. Just like you would look at anybody else really. I think it's a polite and accepted social norm to recognize people(s) of any age as well as their parents too. Sometimes a friendly smile or nod at the parents if their kids did something funny/cute is okay as well.
That's good advice for the OP.
Although, I think it should also be recognized that the acceptance of it lowers for adult men because western societies are becoming increasingly paranoid about paedophilia. The truth is, it's usually a close relative or family friend who tend to be the abusers, but people are still most distrustful of strangers - in particular, male strangers.
Adult females are expected to be nurturing caregivers of children, so their interaction with children is rarely suspect. But men are stigmatized and not expected to enjoy being around children... And if they do, then it is sometimes considered suspicious. I think it's a prejudice that is getting out of control.
No, it's not normal. Are you afraid people will think you're a sodomist when you look at cute animals? Maybe you've just been watching to many crappy TV shows.
There's more to OCD than that. Are you the OP? Do you have a formal diagnosis?
there are many many many forms of OCD, i have a lot of OCD symptoms. such as BDD, Touching things multiple times, closing doors multiple times, going back to check on things multiple times, urges to say inappropriate things in public, if i see/hear someone say a disease i reassure myself i dont have it and will never have it, the urge to say things in public are intrusive thoughts, which is apart of obsessive worrying because i fear what others will say / react to me. if i think of something scary / complicated i sometimes have panic attacks where i sometimes feel like i am not real. and no i have never told anyone about these symptoms i have.
In light of all that information, I really think seeing someone about these behaviours would be beneficial. I had a friend with OCD, it overtook his life completely. The few times he was being treated, he was a lot better. I know it's scary to have to address it, but it will help you.
this sounds so much like OCD. know i’m rarely late, but i would definitely look into that
Well it's most likely that pedophilia is in the media so often nowadays and really frowned upon etc.
So that is what makes you fear that people would overreact and classify you as a pedophile because you are looking at young children which is just BS... Neither are you a pedo for just looking shortly at a child nor is being a pedophile that bad because it's just an attraction and not even your fault unless you act it out...
The question is, are YOU afraid you're a pedo? Attraction toward children is somewhat normal, but NEVER to act on it, in any way.
It sounds more like you're unhappy with not being allowed to molest children.
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