One of the barriers in really understanding if pedophiles can be treated – is the fact that the public – including law enforcement – has little tolerance for pedophiles and rather lock them up and never see them again. Look at Oprah’s vigilant effort to get criminally prosecuted pedophiles off the streets and into jail. Never is there any discussion of treatment.
That’s because many people view having sex with a child as the ultimate betrayal of a child. Or as a unforgivable sin. Or a sign of evil in a person. Many adults simply cannot handle or wrap their heads around a person who would have such a personality structure as someone who is attracted to young boys or girls.
Therefore, there are few researchers, judges, therapists, even clergy who are interested in creating a specific program to help pedophiles cognitively change their behavior. Many don’t believe that it can occur. Many have no interest in even trying.
Statistically, pedophiles tend to begin their interest in molesting children when they are very young themselves. A high number are heterosexual men who have been molested themselves and often strike before they turn the age of 15.
Therefore, the key to successful treatment of pedophilia seems to be catching these children/teens early and implement an appropriate pharmacology and/or cognitive therapy treatment plan. Early treatment is key, because the goal is prevent action of the attraction.
There are effective treatment plans and there are plenty of pedophiles who are interested in seeking treatment. It is an illness much like any other psychological disorder such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. It’s very easy, even for me, to dehumanize pedophiles.
But for many it is not an easy or difficult choice of whether to be a pedophile – it is a disorder that just like us – they don’t understand. Most rather not feel the pull of their attraction. They know it is wrong – a crime – socially unacceptable – and harmful for those they abuse. So if you know someone, are a parent of a child you think may be, or are a pedophile who wants real help – check out some of the resources below to help you get started on moving forward with the recovery process.
Other Resources:
1. Pedophilia Online Treatment Advisor
http://www.medical-library.org/journals/treatment/pedophilia/1_pedophilia.htm
2. Early Diagnosis and Treatment for Pedophilia
http://www.childmolestationprevention.org/pages/resources.html
3. A New Treatment for Pedophilia
http://www.medicineuptotheminute.com/pedophilia.htm
4. Treatment Research
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2372/is_3_37/ai_68273923
5. Time Magazine Article on Pedophilia
http://www.ipce.info/library_3/files/cloud_ped_time.htm
<blockquote>Lisa Angelettie, M.S.W., is a psychotherapist, author, and life coach. She has been helping people make smarter life choices since 1998. Get more free tips like this when you <a href=”http://girlshrink.com/better_choices.html”>subscribe to the GirlShrink newsletter</a> .
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All things can be cured with hypnotherapy.
Males have a greater capability of repression (a defence mechanism of the brain in reaction to trauma) by upto 80%,
and women have a greater capability of recalling by up to 80%,
this is why there are far more male paedophiles then female.
Male’s are less adapted to dealing with trauma,
Women have developed heightened senses of dealing with trauma due to the past existance as slaves, their brains evolved in a way that would be a greater coping mechanism.
When a boy is sexually abused, he goes into a state of shock, and in that state of shock what’s is happening can turn into acceptance (boys are naturally more trusting then girls)
All of these complex and significant experiences in the brain, during the abuse,
they are all repressed,
these significant emotional ‘knots’ sit below the surface of consciousness, and influence his actions and desires in life, basically trying to unravel and deal with the experience.
The act of paedophilia is the expression of the state of acceptance the sufferer (of paedophilia) experienced when being abused.
Because this state of acceptance is such an extreme mind warp, ‘unravelling it’ can become an obsession.
Not all male sexual abuse victims become paedophiles or entertain thoughts of sexual abuse against others, but many do.
Paedophilia is a symptom of sexual abuse, it is very complex and due to the nature of it’s mechanism, it is very difficult for society to want to understand, led alone try to cure.
In the future, simple hypnotherapy techniques can be used on all sufferers of sexual abuse, in fact such therapy will be as obligatory as jail sentences are, today.
The key to curing paedophilia is regressing them back to that confused state of acceptance, back to their childhood sexual experiences and coaxing their childhood processing with adult awareness, erradicating their adult hood obsession with unlocking what had happened to them and what it meant.