What pornography you have watched, even if it was more than once, doesn’t prove you have certain attractions.
First of all, if you have sought out CSAM, you may want help to stop. Help resources are here .
There might be other reasons that you’ve fallen into watching illegal, or ‘barely’ legal, material. It could be the thrill of being on the edge. Quite a few people have told us that they found this sort of material despite a lack of attraction to children.
When it’s less certain to be pedophilia:
- You are turned on by more extreme porn like bestiality, sadism, and bondage along with pedophilia.
When it’s more likely to be pedophilia:
- Sexual activity with/among children is a strong focus of the ‘edgy’ material you like and you keep going back to this material specifically.
The definition of a pedophile is a persistent attraction to prepubescent children. If you have serious worries about being a pedophile, these sections might be for you:
The word ‘pedophile’ is thrown around these days to mean all kinds of things and behaviors, which means many people fear they are pedophiles when they aren’t.
It’s important to understand that ‘pedophile’ has a specific meaning. This section is designed to help you work out if it applies to you.