Is it wrong to be sexually attracted to minors, if you don't act on those feelings?

Is it wrong to be sexually attracted to minors if you don't act on those feelings? I'm 18 and I'm attracted to girls as young as 7, and a therapist told me this type of thinking is wrong because it's a disease. I don't get how it could be wrong if I'm not doing anything with them, or hurting anybody? Not to mention I'm attracted to older girls too, some as old as 30-something, so it's not like I have a problem dating girls of the legal age.





So is it wrong to be sexually attracted to minors even if you don't act on those feelings, and why?





And please no ';Because it's sick!'; answers, I've heard that too many times without an explanation.Is it wrong to be sexually attracted to minors, if you don't act on those feelings?
I don't think it's inherently wrong, but modern society has trained itself to protect its constituents, especially those who lack the means to do so. Children are an example of that. Because they can't protect themselves--physically and mentally--laws and taboos and political correctness were developed to determine what is ';right'; and ';wrong.'; To me, it's generally ';wrong'; if it harms others; as long as you don't act on your attraction, I don't see anything wrong with your personal thing. I'd keep it to yourself when you're out in public, though. You never know who you might offend.Is it wrong to be sexually attracted to minors, if you don't act on those feelings?
yes it's sick it's not normal you perv
i can see where some adults (18+) guys come off on finding teenage girls attractive . they have boobs and are developed like women but there is a limit. girls age 7 are far to young. they dont look like women at all. they have no boobs or butt like women. girls that are still small children are exactly that. children. sounds to me like you started finding girls attractive when you were around 7 and now your 18 but mentally you never really grew out of finding little girls attractive.you just got to train your brain to understand that
Yes, because it indicates a lack of mental development, perhaps a lack of proper growth type hormones during puberty. Since you're 18, it's unlikely by now to be a late development issue. If you have a therapist you can speak with whom you trust, you might want to see if there are any type of hormones (or something like that) that you can take that would help; not just medication -- it sounds as if your brain is missing something. Please don't take offence at that, as I'm not saying it to be mean, but as a possible explanation. Another idea is that perhaps instead of absentee hormones from when you went through puberty, there is a misfiring of synapses in your brain - particularly since you said you are also attracted to age-appropriate women.





A therapist who is a psychiatrist (as a opposed to a psychologist) would be able to prescribe medical/prescription help.





Even though you may not physically act on it now, that doesn't mean you wouldn't in the future - I'm not saying anything about *you* specifically, just that I know that this does happen. You also put yourself at risk for being accused of being a pedophile (and registered as a sex offender) - whether you did anything physical or just showed ';indecent material'; to girls under the legal age of consent (anyone under age 18). A child wouldn't have to be the accuser - a parent, caregiver, or friend of the child could report you.





Best of luck to you.
U have or rather are a pedifile, get help fast, seven, is still a baby, u could get killed over thinking like cuzz sooner than later u will act on it. seek help, yes it is a sin to think the way u do god, u just really made me sick