Psychologists, counselors, please weigh in here.

[raccoon]

Why are some people pedophiles?

edited to please rabrrr :-)

[Midlodemocrat]

1. Dude. If I had the answer to that, I'd be a bajillionaire.

[raccoon]

2. Thanks, midlo. I just thought there might be some theories...or something. nt

[Midlodemocrat]

6. There are as many theories as there are mental health professionals.

But like a lot of illness which fall under the mental health spectrum, it's not easy to pinpoint one cause.

One theory is that the pedophile was abused as a child and wants to 'share' the humiliation and anger. Another is that the pedophile never 'grew' past the desire of seeing children as a potential mate. Another is that there is a sociopathic switch which gets tripped and never re-regulated.

There are a ton of theories. And, no two pedophiles are alike.

[CreekDog]

5. a brazillionaire even

:rofl:

[mainegreen]

3. Wow.

That's a hell of a question.

I think child abuse of the perpetrator can play a role in it. Not that that is in any way an excuse (as there are none).

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. They're not.

Some people are pedophiles, but not all.

[Oeditpus Rex]

7. I'm a mere amateur, but

I believe it's because they have an immature super-ego, likely as a result of emotional emasculation when young. They can't relate sexually to adults because of castration anxiety, so they're driven to seek out sex partners (in reality or fantasy) whom they can control.



Yeah — I'm one of those who still think Freud was right. :)

[Sugar Smack]

8. Off topic, but it's "Rabrrrrrr"-

:P