Go right ahead. My probation officer knows about this sub, and as far as I have seen, there is nothing illegal here. I can't speak for everyone here, but I myself have nothing to hide from the FBI. If they want to talk to me they can. I don't care. Besides, have you seen some of the posts on /r/Pedo101/? I followed that for a few days and then unfollowed once I started to see some of the discussions there. I found some of those posts to be inappropriate for me, and I'm a pedophile.

Yes I understand some of you are seeking help, maybe you should try somewhere thats not an internet forum. How about real life.

Again, I cannot speak for others, but I am in therapy, three times per month, and have been going for almost five years.

If you have some sort of affection towards children, please contact help and not other pedophiles.

I'm assuming that you've heard of Alcoholics Anonymous, where alcoholics get together and discuss their problems? Maybe Narcotics Anonymous, where drug users get together and discuss their problems? These groups seem to be pretty popular and have success in helping people with their problems. The members of these groups can all relate to one another, because they have had similar experiences.

When I talk to my therapist, the best he can ever offer is third party anecdotal claims about other patients he has treated. He can never relate to anything I feel or experience the way another pedophile can, and someone who shares my attraction could share things that have helped them be successful in life, or with healthy adult relationships, or simply dealing with urges they would rather not have. These are things that no therapist could ever provide, because they have absolutely zero first hand experience with it; he's never been uncomfortable in the grocery store because I was turned on by the five year old in front of me, so he can't truly understand how I felt or how uncomfortable it truly was for me.

It's almost like learning to swim from a book. The book can describe everything in detail, including how the water feels and what muscles to use, but it can never capture the reality of what it is like to be in the water. My therapist has discussed being in a healthy adult relationship. How exactly do I do that when I don't find adult women attractive? My therapist doesn't know, because he doesn't have that problem; perhaps I can find another person online who shares my attraction to young girls, but has nonetheless formed a successful relationship with an adult, and if they can share some of the things that have helped them make it work, I can maybe try those things myself.

If a pedophile can find stability in life and have healthy adult relationships they are far less likely to cross that line and become offenders. Talking to other pedophiles can help to achieve those ends, just like alcoholics talking to other alcoholics can be helpful. Unfortunately, while there are numerous Anonymous groups there is no Pedophiles Anonymous, so an internet forum is the closest thing we are ever going to get.

Edit: Added line breaks to break up wall of text (it didn't look so bad on my laptop, but when I read it on my phone I agreed with the wall of text comment.