Has Reddit made anyone else paranoid about immoral/incest related thoughts becoming common?
I feel so disgusted after reading so many posts about people having immoral or illicit thoughts/relationships within the families. I know social media exaggerates things sometimes, but it has genuinely started affecting how I think as a mother.
Sometimes I look at my children and feel scared about the kind of world they will grow up in. I have a son and a daughter, and these discussions online make me overthink things I never even imagined before. No normal family teaches such things. Most parents raise their children with whatever better they think or atleast basic moral values.
Ive worked in psychiatry and Ive seen such case with a family. But that is 1 case in my whole adult life Ive ever heard of or one that I heard in news. I hate that reading these things constantly has even planted fear in my mind, like whether I should be extra cautious about privacy and boundaries at home. I don’t want to become paranoid or raise my children with suspicion, but I also don’t want to be naive.
How prevalent is this actually in society versus just online shock content? People who have personally experienced inappropriate behaviour in families, or those who study/work around child psychology or social issues — what do you think parents should do to build healthy boundaries and safe environments without making children fearful or ashamed?