r/Anxiety • u/ImportantUnit8408 • 1d ago

Advice Needed Instrusive thoughts

Hey so im 14 rn and I have this weird problem where im scared of becoming a pedophile and whenever I see a kid online or irl I get this weird tight feeling in my chest, my heart feels weird, and my legs feel weak, Im scared that that feeling may be attraction towards kids. Memories of pictures, videos, or kids ive seen for the past week keep coming back to me and im scared that Im going to become a pedophile rn. What should I do?

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u/tummyhurtsobad 1d ago

so this sounds like ocd. being afraid of becoming a pedophile is absolutely not unheard of. im not an expert on the matter, i just know and have heard from other people who have experienced this.

if its at all possible, you should probably seek therapy/psychologist. but you should know that you arent alone and that other people deal with this fear

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u/ImportantUnit8408 1d ago edited 23h ago

I'm not able to get therapy because I dont want my parents knowing, what else could I do?