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[Fused]

Hello everyone.
I'm not sure how to put this but I'll try to do my best.

So, recently I have been worried if I'm a pedophile, now don't get me wrong, I don't get turned on by children at all, if I even think about them like that I get disgusted.

But recently whenever I have seen children I have felt weird, sort of like butterflies in stomach or how do you say that. So I was wondering should I be worried or is this just some awakening of father's instincts??

I guess I'm more worried about worrying if I should be worried than about the actual thing though. :(

[Dolphus Raymond]

Butterflies in your stomach? You're nervous, or what? Children make me happy too. They're...fun. And cute! As long as you're not having sexual urges about them, you're not a pedophile and you have no reason to worry.

[Aηdy]

Theres nothing to worry about at the moment, just give it some time and these strange feelings will probally go away. I don't know how old you are but it's most likely to be hormones, they make you feel/do streange things sometimes.

[Hauptmann Kauffman]

I agree with above posts, you arent a pedophile:D

[byee]

Pedophile?! Have you ever touched, fondled, or otherwise sexually behaved with a prepubescent child? Golly, please say no.

Most pedophiles were sexually abused themselves. If you were, please tell someone you trust about this so you can get the ehlp you need to not become one. If you haven't, as long as you do not act on any 'tingly feelings' you're okay. It's the action that causes the problem, not the feelings.

[Dolphus Raymond]

SAM has a very good point. Even if you have pedophiliac urges, that doesn't make you an unredeemable person. You can't control what you feel. Even if you weren't sexually abused, I very much doubt anyone actively choses to have those urges. If you are having urges which you question your ability to control, the Internet alone will not help you. You should tell someone you trust - probably a psychological professional - and you know you'll understand. This includes a school counselor, your doctor, or even a parent.

But if it just warms your heart to watch little kids play, or whatever...well, that's just normal. They're derned cute.

[Gumleaf]

this is probably because of racing hormones. these feelings will probably go away in time when your hormones settle down.

[RaisingSand]

Agreed, it's probably just your hormones going all crazy on you.

[Fused]

Thanks for the replies.
I didn't think I would be pedophile either really, it was just a fear which somehow grew and started to bother me and then I got all paranoid.
And I didn't even realize it then but I think I was just nervous and tired (haven't slept more than max 7 hours per night for 2 weeks :( ) and together I just started thinking "what if...".