Seriously, is pedophilia an illness?

Yes it's a mental illness, many people who suffer from it say it is simply incurable. Sad but true. A lot of them enter programs which help them channel their (gross) urges into something else.
 
I think perhaps its a brain malfunction. otherwise, it would be curable and the rate of recidivism is about 95%. Nobody in their right mind would think a 5 year old would want a grown adult male to have sex with them
 
In nature, everything that can go wrong does go wrong.

Most of us have an extreme biological reaction at the sight of a child to protect and feed it. We say "awwwwwwww...." Peds get an erection. I think their wires are crossed. It's very tragic.
 
It's a mental thing, if a kid was abused at a young age he/she will have a better chance to be a pedophile, and they need to be helped not punished
 
Pedophilia falls under the psychiatric diagnostic classification of "paraphilias", and is considered a mental disorder.
DSM-IV-TR (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. DSM-V will be coming out in 2013, and we shall see how the world of psychiatry/psychology handles the paraphilias).

It is thought to be a dysfunctional attempt to release the unconscious stress caused by an underlying psychological conflict that the individual does not want to face or deal with in a constructive manner.
 
The attraction isn't a sickness. It is a temptation, coming from sin. The dwelling and acting upon that temptation is what is sick. People can feel attraction to a number of different things.

But, hurting a child like that, retribution will be great.

If you are an adult, you should be held accountable for your actions regardless of circumstance. It is your choice, after all, on how you act. If you are under the influence of something, you still chose to use it and should be held accountable.

God bless
 
it's a sexual orientation like any other. By this I mean they have very, very little to know chance of changing it, not that I think its acceptable or any less deplorable and gross than anyone else does. there was documentary on a "rehab" place for pedophiles but basically they have to be kept locked up forever to keep kids safe.
 
The attraction isn't a sickness. It is a temptation, coming from sin. The dwelling and acting upon that temptation is what is sick. People can feel attraction to a number of different things.

But, hurting a child like that, retribution will be great.

If you are an adult, you should be held accountable for your actions regardless of circumstance. It is your choice, after all, on how you act. If you are under the influence of something, you still chose to use it and should be held accountable.

God bless
 
No one is exactly sure what the 'cause' is, but most experts agree that it is a sickness. Whether it's caused by a traumatic event when they were young, or just something in their genetics that is 'off'' (in other words, they aren't sure if it's a mental or physical 'sickness'.
 
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