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Noted Many circumcisions are performed on children, who, by definition are not able to give [[FGMinformed consent]] researcher of the kind available to adults. They are vulnerable to coercion and manipulation and generally have little say in what happens to their bodies medically & surgically. They are not usually allowed to say no to medical procedures because it is deemed that parents & doctors "know best". However, it is unlikely that any child, asked if they would like a person with a knife to cut off part of their [[Hanny Lightfoot-Kleinpenis]]'s male , would agree to such an action. This would be a normal psychological reaction to the threat of attack and female genital cutting cultural comparison here:* http://www.fgmnetwork.org/intro/mgmfgmis overruled at some psychological cost.html

Circumcision When one's own natural tendency to protect oneself is rendered ineffective, one loses a euphemism for genital reduction surgery sense of one's own power over one's destiny & survival, and a feeling of helplessness ensues. This occurs in situations of rape, torture and sexual abuse. In a situation where a person feels he or genital mutilationshe cannot escape physical attack, performed the mind will "escape" by medically-licensed or unqualified practitioners for various reasonsa process of "dissociation" — it is as if the mind leaves the body temporarily, so that the body can endure the attack, but the mind does not have to. It is important On returning to define it honestlythe body, for that is how the mind interprets itmay then be subject to unconscious repetitions of the traumatic memories in flashbacks or nightmares. These recurring images may be triggered by any situation which reminds the sufferer of the original traumatic event; a child who has been subjected to a painful surgical procedure in hospital may develop a phobia of hospitals or doctors or people in white coats. The child, with or without superimposed denialslater the adult he grows into, may sweat, have palpitations, feel breathless, nauseated, explanations panicky or dizzy at the thought of the [[trauma]] situation and intellectualisationstry to avoid it happening again. This may lead to difficulty when medical attention is genuinely needed for a subsequent illness.

Many circumcisions are performed on childrenOne man, whohad been subjected to [[circumcision]] at the age of three years old, vividly recalled at the age of thirty, how he had been undressed and his [[penis]] manipulated by definition are not able to give informed a man in a mask pre-operatively, without his consent of . The child had experienced an [[erection]] about which he was embarrassed, and then, post-operatively found himself with a [[bleeding]], [[pain| painful]] penis from which the kind available to adults[[foreskin]] had been [[mputation| amputated]] without his permission. This event had changed his life. They are vulnerable He was angry that this had been done to coercion him and humiliated by his powerlessness to protect himself from what felt like sexual manipulation and generally have little say in what happens to their bodies medically & surgically. They are not usually allowed to say no to medical procedures because it is deemed He felt that parents & doctors "know best"he had been sexually abused. However, it is unlikely that In any childother context than the medical one, asked if they would like a person with a knife to cut off part the same sequence of their penis, events would agree be open to such an actioninterpretation of sexual abuse. This would be a normal To the child, the psychological reaction to impact is the threat of attack and same, whether it is overruled at some psychological costillegal rape or legalised medical activity.

When one's own natural tendency to protect oneself is rendered ineffectiveAnother man, one loses a sense who was [[circumcised]] at the age of one's own power over one's destiny & survivalseven, and a feeling of helplessness ensues. This occurs asked what was going to happen to him in situations of rape, torture and sexual abusehospital. In a situation where a person feels he or she cannot escape physical attack, the mind will He was told that it was "escapenothing" by a process of "dissociation" - and he didn't need to worry his head about it is as if the mind leaves the body temporarily, so that the body can endure the attack, but the mind does not have to. On returning to After the body, the mind may then be subject operation he was devastated to unconscious repetitions find that part of the traumatic memories his [[penis]] was missing and that his trust in flashbacks or nightmareshis parents' words had been misplaced. These recurring images may be triggered by any situation which reminds the sufferer It was as if his experience of losing part of the original traumatic event; a child who has been subjected to his body was not worth a painful surgical procedure in hospital may develop a phobia of hospitals or doctors or people in white coats. The child, or later the adult he grows into, may sweat, have palpitations, feel breathless, nauseated, panicky mention or dizzy at the thought of the trauma situation and try to avoid it happening again. This may lead to difficulty when medical attention is genuinely needed for a subsequent illnessan explanation.

One manThe process of psychological dissociation from [[trauma]], who had been subjected to circumcision at and the age subsequent re-experiencing of three years oldfrightening images, vividly recalled at plus avoidance of situations which symbolize the age of thirty[[trauma]], how he had been undressed and his penis manipulated by a man in a mask preis called [[Post-traumatic stress disorder|Post-operativelytraumatic Stress Disorder]], without his consentor [[PTSD]] for short. The child had experienced an erection about which he was embarrassed, It is a collection of symptoms recognized in some soldiers after combat and then, post-operatively found himself with a bleeding, painful penis from which the foreskin had been amputated without his permission. This event had changed his lifein victims of extreme terror. He was angry that this had It has been done shown to him occur in women after gynecological procedures and humiliated by his powerlessness to protect himself from what felt like sexual manipulation. He felt that he had been sexually abusedafter [[circumcision]] in children of both sexes. In any other context than the medical one, the same sequence ==Video======Psychosexual effects of events would be open to an interpretation of sexual abuse. To the child, the psychological impact is the same, whether it is illegal rape or legalised medical activity.circumcision====<youtube>vfsl3XuU6Ow</youtube><br>====Circumcised at 46====<youtube>v=pZ3n8CtcmRY</youtube>

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" Noted [[FGM]] researcher [[Hanny Lightfoot-Klein]]'s male and he didn't need to worry his head about itfemale genital cutting cultural comparison here:* http://www. 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 misplacedfgmnetwork. It was as if his experience of losing part of his body was not worth a mention or an explanationorg/intro/mgmfgm.html

The process {{SEEALSO}}* [[Foreskin]]* [[Pain]]* [[Psychological issues of psychological dissociation from trauma, and male circumcision]]* [[Psychiatrist Discusses the subsequent re-experiencing Lasting Trauma of frightening images, plus avoidance Circumcision]]* [[PTSD]]* [[Regret men]]* [[Sexual effects of situations which symbolize the trauma, circumcision]]* [[Suicide]]* [[Trauma]]{{LINKS}}* {{REFweb |url=https://intactamerica.org/what-is called Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD for short. It is making-these-guys-so-angry/ |title=“What Is Making These Guys So Angry” |last=CHapin |first |init=G |author-link=Georganne Chapin |publisher=Intact America |date=2022-06-15 |accessdate=2025-03-21}}* {{REFjournal |last=Uberoi |first= |init=M |author-link= |last2=Abdulcadir |first2= |init2=J |author2-link= |last3=Ohi |first3= |init3=DA |author3-link= |last4=Santiago |first4= |init4=JE |author4-link= |etal=yes |title=Potentially under-recognized late-stage physical and psychosexual complications of non-therapeutic neonatal penile circumcision: a collection of symptoms recognized in some soldiers after combat qualitative and in victims quantitative analysis of extreme terrorself-reports from an online community forum |journal=Int J Impot Res |location= |date=2022-10-23 |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41443-022-00619-8 |pubmedID=36274189 |DOI=10.1038/s41443-022-00619-8 |accessdate=2023-02-19}}* {{REFweb |url=https://www.cirp. It has been shown to occur in women after gynecological procedures org/library/psych/ |title=Psychological and after neurological impacts of circumcision in children of both sexes |last= |first= |init= |author-link= |publisher=CIRP |date= |accessdate=2024-06-24}}* {{REFweb |url=https://intactamerica.org/author/bryan-garner/ |title=The Circumcision Decision: Unpackaging Anger and Resentment |last=Garner |first=Bryan |init= |author-link= |publisher=Intact America |date=2024-08-26 |accessdate=2024-09-07}}<!-- {{REF}} -->

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