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>I don't think adult pedophiles ever stop being sexually aroused by children. They just learn not to act on their urges. Adult pedophiles can stop being sexual

>I don't think adult pedophiles ever stop being sexually aroused by children. They just learn not to act on their urges. Adult pedophiles can stop being sexually aroused by children, because there's still a cognitive component to it. In the same way that you might for example, stop being attracted to your partner if you start associating them with a negative memory, a softcore pedophile might lose their attraction to children if they begin to associate it with a negative emotional response from the child. >Past puberty? Do they really change sexual orientation or do they realize they were X all along? They quite literally change sexual orientation. The same way you might stop liking sugary foods if you go off them for a while, or how you might develop a taste for leafy greens if you give them a go enough times.

pseudalopex 3y ago
Sources would improve your claims. Aversion conditioning is understood to change behavior more than desire. And many people do not develop a taste for leafy greens or heterosexuality after decades.
- NopeSlide 3y ago
  >Sources would improve your claims. As far as general sexuality, the keyword you can look for is 'sexual fluidity', and as far as pedophiles are concerned, Mashall's "Are pedophiles treatable?" covers current approaches that seem to be successful in attenuating or replacing attraction to children. >Aversion conditioning is understood to change behavior more than desire Behavior and desire have a complex relationship, it's not necessarily the case that behavior follows from desire. >And many people do not develop a taste for leafy greens or heterosexuality after decades. Many people don't, but some do, and my comment concerns the 'some', hence my saying 'occasionally'.