Self help topic:

Concerned about your own thoughts or behaviour?

These sections will assist you in managing challenging emotions, understanding your thoughts and behaviours, and making positive changes in your life.

Our completely anonymous and free of charge self-help resources to help you explore, understand and address your sexual thoughts and behaviours towards children.

They are divided into four sections, and you can work through them at your own pace. These sections will assist you in managing challenging emotions, understanding your thoughts and behaviours, and making positive changes in your life. 

We recommend you start by focusing on your well-being and self-care. It is important you are feeling strong enough to tackle some of the difficult topics.

Ways to look after your wellbeing & self care

Self-help, information and support to help you look after yourself, motivate and manage change as well as help you have a better understanding of you feelings and emotions and how to deal with them.

Choose one of the modules below based on your circumstances. Get help is specific to online behaviour whereas Get support is specific to thoughts and behaviour. These can be difficult to work though and we advise that you go back to the section relating to wellbeing at any point. 

Are you worried about your online behaviour?

Self-help, information and support to stop the viewing sexual images of children or having sexual conversations with children online.  

Are you worried about inappropriate thoughts or behaviour?

Self-help, information and support for people troubled by their sexual thoughts about children and young people. Help to cope with unwanted feelings and manage problematic behaviour.

Information and support to encourage you to move forward positively

Self-help, information and support to help you continue moving forward, disclose your offending and build a fulfilling and positive life.

If you have any concerns, or questions, or would just like to talk about what you are going through, our non-judgemental helpline advisors are here to support you. You can stay anonymous and don’t have to give your real name or any contact details. If you’re not ready to speak to anyone yet, you can also use our live chat or send a secure email.

Help with research

A research team from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada is conducting this survey to learn more about psychological and situational factors that may encourage or discourage unconventional behaviour online and in the “real world”. They are looking for participants who are at least 18 years old and able to read English. 

Your answers will be completely anonymous (that is, not tied to you in any way). No information that could be used to identify you will be connected with your survey responses.

If any of the questions or your reflections cause any distress or you want to discuss your learning then please call the helpline on 0808 1000 900.

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