is pOCD a real thing?

[Sociobiology]

There's a huge trend on tiktok of (mainly women) admitting they have this condition. I believe it's a cope to hide the fact these people are non-offending pedophiles.






(unrelated but JFL at the dog pill)

 

[Gengar]

I have OCD but wtf is that?

 

[optimisticzoomer]

Another fake disorder like ADHD?

 

[Sociobiology]

I have OCD but wtf is that?

OCD but you have pedophilic thoughts.

 

[MostGLSlayer]

Nah I believe it’s real. It’s a weird theme to ruminate about though. Most of OCD is magical thinking and intrusive thoughts.

 

[FrameMogger]

I have OCD but wtf is that?

Its basically a theme where the person is obsessively worried that they may be attracted to children or theyll harm children in some way and fuck up their life and the lives of others. Since studying psych, Ive found its one of the most common ocd themes. This is probably due to the fact that being a pedo is probably more morally repugnant than being a serial killer or flying planes into buildings.

People with the condition often hate seeing or being around children, constantly assess physical feelings when they see a kid, misinterpret normal thoughts (finding a kid cute or adorable) with being a pedo. Freak out if the legal porn they watched had an actor that looked too young. Worry that they downloaded or uploaded csam and forgot about it. Worry that theyll lose control and end up watching/distributing csam, or assault a kid. Constantly track and lock down their devices in an obsessive fit to make viewing csam “impossible”. Obsessively research about the sex offender lists. Overall the condition makes the afflicted act in quite bizarre ways they dont line up much with reality.

Talking to individuals with the condition can be an experience. Normal assurances rarely work and make the condition worse as it affirms their obsessions. For example a patient fears what if they assaulted a child or posted csam and then forgot about it. Normally youd say “that’s literally impossible unless you have amnesia or brain damage, no one assaults a kid or posts csam and then forgets about it”. The patient calms down for a second. However by answering their fears, it reaffrims their brain this is a legitimate fear that needs answers. The same patient will later go home and deep analyze their phone for any evidence of criminal activity “just to make sure”.

There are ways to treat the condition. First is SSRIs which can reduce obsessive fears and help the afflicted dismiss such obsessive thought. Second is therapy. Typically this involves exposure therapy where the patient will be prompted to imagine feared scenarios and then sit with the fear. The idea is that the brain will eventually habituate to the fear. Another form of therapy can be used called i-cbt which helps the patient understand and detect the logical fallacies of intrusive and obsessive thoughts which can help them better dismiss them.

Ofc some actual pedos will larp as pocd to justify their perversions. However there a easy ways to tell the difference. A pocd patient often hates being around kids and will try to avoid then. A larping pedo will seek the contact of children. A pocd sufferer will obsessively lock down their phone and check their device archives to make sure they never saved or looked at csam. A pedo perv will seek out loli and claim its “exposure”.