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==Depression, rage, and grief in circumcised men== | ==Depression, rage, and grief in circumcised men== | ||
Circumcised men historically have protected their feelings by denying that they have lost anything. | Circumcised men historically have protected their feelings by denying that they have lost anything. Trivialization of the loss is a frequent defense mechanism. | ||
Research done since the 1960's forward to the present day has elucidated the nature, functions, and purpose of the [[foreskin]]. Circumcised men are learning what they have lost from the Internet, so they are less able to maintain the ego defense of denial of loss,<ref name="watson2017">{{REFjournal | Research done since the 1960's forward to the present day has elucidated the nature, functions, and purpose of the [[foreskin]]. Circumcised men are learning what they have lost from the Internet, so they are less able to maintain the ego defense of denial of loss,<ref name="watson2017">{{REFjournal | ||