This may be all over the place, but I need to hear others opinions. probably more appropriate for (afraid to ask) but I’m not interested in mass Reddit opinions.

I am the only child of 4 who was not sexually abused by a man. There are huge signs that I was, but I don’t remember it happening so I won’t count myself.

Watching a doc on on “non offending” pedophiles. Put simply, these men are plagued, by the minute, second, non stop obsession level thinking about having sex with a child. It overwhelms everything, they can’t think of anything else. The UK research (this was a police interview, if what they said was not true I’ll be happy to remove it) is showing 1 in 4 girls under 18 are molested by family or extended family and 1 in 6 is reported. Knowing my own family that tracks. Plus, none was reported in my family.

Similarly, most men feel this same way and think about it just as often, only about women around 18 or (gasp) of their own age.

Honestly I’m wondering what the hell is going on. Why and how is this so pressing on them? What is the biological or learned mechanism that is driving men to need to get inside of women and children. They know the damage it causes and it makes no matter at all.

We’ve all been conditioned to believe this is the natural state of males from childhood. Fathers sexualizing daughters even when not abusing them, knowing that every male they meet is hell bent on nothing but getting inside their body. Mother’s excusing abuse because “that’s how men are” I’m fearful of them obviously. But also, why? Is this a hormonal thing? (And no I am absolutely not on with the “it’s their nature” BS) more wondering if there’s a solution we’ve missed or an antagonist we as humans have allowed.

The only way I can try to understand is remembering my drive during puberty. I did have An actual physical and mental urgency, it was a lot and fun but by no means something I couldn’t stop thinking about.

This is why I’m wondering if the problem is hormonal. Plus that chemical castration is hormonal and that seems to have helped the problem a bit with sex offenders.

What really is going on here? I know we are so jaded by the depravity of men that we accept this is how it was, is & will be. But the huge chasm between women and men’s sexual control and appetite is concerning & it has been putting children and women at a staggering disadvantage for all of our existence.

Why is science focused on helping them keep it up into their 80’s & not addressing that (edit: 1/6 girls have reported SA in the UK according to a police interview) if that info isn’t correct, please let me know. I’d be happy to know it’s not.

I don’t really expect anyone to have this answer but there is something very wrong & it has been way before porn.