Psychological injury of male circumcision: Difference between revisions

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==Depression, rage, and grief in circumcised men==

[[Circumcised]] men historically have protected their feelings by ''denying that they have lost anything''. Trivialization of the loss is a frequent defense mechanism. Another is the production of fantasies about the alleged horrors of [[smegma]], [[Pheromone| aroma]], and [[Acroposthion| appearance]].

[[Circumcised]] men historically have protected their feelings by ''denying that they have lost anything''.<ref>{{REFbook

|last=Kübler-Ross

|first=Elisabeth

|init=

|year=1969

|title=On Death and Dying

|url=

|scope=

|ISBN=0-415-04015-9.

|accessdate=2023-07-27

}}</ref> Trivialization of the loss is a frequent defense mechanism. Another is the production of fantasies about the alleged horrors of [[smegma]], [[Pheromone| aroma]], and [[Acroposthion| appearance]].

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

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 ==Depression, rage, and grief in circumcised men==
-[[Circumcised]] men historically have protected their feelings by ''denying that they have lost anything''. Trivialization of the loss is a frequent defense mechanism. Another is the production of fantasies about the alleged horrors of [[smegma]], [[Pheromone| aroma]], and [[Acroposthion| appearance]].
+[[Circumcised]] men historically have protected their feelings by ''denying that they have lost anything''.<ref>{{REFbook
+ |last=Kübler-Ross
+ |first=Elisabeth
+ |init=
+ |year=1969
+ |title=On Death and Dying
+ |url=
+ |scope=
+ |ISBN=0-415-04015-9.
+ |accessdate=2023-07-27
+ }}</ref> Trivialization of the loss is a frequent defense mechanism. Another is the production of fantasies about the alleged horrors of [[smegma]], [[Pheromone| aroma]], and [[Acroposthion| appearance]].
 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