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Another man, who was circumcised at the age of seven, asked what was going to happen to him in hospital. He was told that it was "nothing" and he didn't need to worry his head about it. After the operation he was devastated to find that part of his penis was missing and that his trust in his parents' words had been misplaced. It was as if his experience of losing part of his body was not worth a mention or an explanation.
The process of psychological dissociation from trauma, and the subsequent re-experiencing of frightening images, plus avoidance of situations which symbolize the trauma, is called [[Posttraumatic stress disorder|Post-traumatic Stress Disorder]], or [[PTSD]] for short. It is a collection of symptoms recognized in some soldiers after combat and in victims of extreme terror. It has been shown to occur in women after gynecological procedures and after circumcision in children of both sexes.
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