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<youtube>vfsl3XuU6Ow</youtube>'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' discusses the psychological effects of circumcision.==Discussion==[[Circumcision]] is a [[euphemism]] for genital reduction surgery or [[Genital Mutilation: America's double standards| genital mutilation]], performed by medically-licensed or unqualified practitioners for various reasons. It is important to define it honestly, for that is how the mind interprets it, with or without superimposed denials, explanations and intellectualisations.
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 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 she cannot escape physical attack, the mind will "escape" by a euphemism for genital reduction surgery 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. On returning to the body, the mind may then be subject to unconscious repetitions of the traumatic memories in flashbacks or [[Genital Mutilation: America's double standards| genital mutilationnightmares]], performed . These recurring images may be triggered by medically-licensed 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 unqualified practitioners for various reasonsdoctors or people in white coats. It is important to define it honestlyThe child, for that is how or later the mind interprets itadult he grows into, may sweat, have palpitations, feel breathless, nauseated, with panicky or without superimposed denials, explanations 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 a man in a mask pre-operatively, without his consent. The child had experienced an [[erection]] about which he was embarrassed, and then, post-operatively found himself with a [[bleeding]], [[informed consentpain| painful]] of penis from which the kind available to adults[[foreskin]] had been [[amputation| 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 man, who had been subjected to The process of psychological dissociation from [[circumcisiontrauma]] 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 permissionin victims of extreme terror. This event had changed his life. 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 abused. In any other context than the medical one, the same sequence after [[circumcision]] in children 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 activityboth sexes.
Another man, who was circumcised ==Video======Psychosexual effects of circumcision====<youtube>vfsl3XuU6Ow</youtube><br>====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.46====<youtube>v=pZ3n8CtcmRY</youtube>
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 Noted [[Posttraumatic stress disorder|Post-traumatic Stress DisorderFGM]], or researcher [[PTSDHanny Lightfoot-Klein]] for short's male and female genital cutting cultural comparison here:* http://www. It is a collection of symptoms recognized in some soldiers after combat and in victims of extreme terrorfgmnetwork. It has been shown to occur in women after gynecological procedures and after circumcision in children of both sexesorg/intro/mgmfgm.html
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{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Circumcision: Effect upon erectile function]]
* [[Foreskin]]
* [[Pain]]
* [[Psychological issues of male circumcision]]
* [[Psychiatrist Discusses the Lasting Trauma of Circumcision]]
* [[PTSD]]
* [[Regret men]]
* [[Sexual effects of circumcision]]
* [[Suicide]]
* [[Trauma]]
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