Re: I am terrified of being exposed

I take on a casual indifference around children, but inside I just want to look at them and study them, maybe I'm in a waiting room and a boy comes in and he's accompanied by his mother, I'm terrified that somebody will see me look at the boy and instantly come to the conclusion that I'm a pervert, so I can see where you're coming from. I don't know that a therapist will help, and you'd have to admit that you are into children which may lead to privacy issues. And it's an irony that you fear being exposed and yet you will have to expose your "dark" secret to a stranger. You are just too sensitive for your own good, try journaling about your feelings and plumb the depths of why you feel so fragile.