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==Alexithymia==
[[Dan Bollinger | Bollinger]] and [[Robert S. Van Howe|Van Howe]] (2011) associated [[Alexithemia| alexithymia]] with the [[trauma]] of [[circumcision]].<ref name="bollinger2011">{{REFjournal
|last=Bollinger
|first=Dan
|accessdate=2023-07-16
|note=
}}</ref>[[Bessel van der Kolk| Van der Kolk ]] (2014) said, "People with alexithemia can get better only by learning to recognize the relations between their physical sensations and their emotions, much as colorblind people can only enter the world of color by learning
to distinguish and appreciate shades of gray."<ref>{{REFbook
|last=Van der Kolk
}}</ref>
Bollinger & [[Georganne Chapin | Chapin]] (2019) reported that [https://simplyhealth.today/16-common-triggers-of-adverse-childhood-experiences/?msclkid=a663823c1fa01a8515b9e0f09aaad3bd adverse childhood experiences], which includes [[circumcision]], is a cause of alexithemia.<ref name="bolinger2019">{{REFdocument
|title=Child genital cutting as an adverse childhood experience
|trans-title=