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==Depression, rage, and grief in circumcised men== | ==Depression, rage, and grief in circumcised men== | ||
''Denial of loss'' is the first stage of grief.<ref>{{REFbook | ''Denial of loss'' is the first stage of grief.<ref name="kr1969">{{REFbook | ||
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|ISBN=0-415-04015-9. | |ISBN=0-415-04015-9. | ||
|accessdate=2023-07-27 | |accessdate=2023-07-27 | ||
}}</ref> [[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]]. | }}</ref> <ref name="cc2022">{{REFweb | ||
|url=https://health.clevelandclinic.org/5-stages-of-grief/ | |||
|title=The 5 Stages of Grief After a Loss | |||
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|publisher=Cleveland Clinic | |||
|date=2022-03-31 | |||
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}}</ref> [[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]]. | |||
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 | Anger is the second stage of grief.<ref name="kr1969"/> <ref name="cc2022"/> 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 | ||
|last=Watson | |last=Watson | ||
|first=Lindsay R. | |first=Lindsay R. | ||