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=== Apotemnophilia ===
'''Apotemnophilia''' is a neurological disorder in which otherwise sane and rational individuals express a strong and specific desire for the [[amputation]] of a healthy limb or limbs.<ref>{{REFjournal
|last=Everaerd
|init=W
|date=1983
|title=A Case of Apotemnophilia: A Handicap as Sexual Preference
|journal=American Journal of Psychotherapy
|volume=37
|pages=285–293
}}</ref> There is often a sexual interest in becoming an amputee.<ref>{{REFjournal
|last=Brang
|init=G
|date=2008
|title=Apotemnophilia: A Neurological Disorder
|journal=Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology
|volume=19
|pages=1305-6
}}</ref>
One of the piers of [[circumfetishist]] [[Jake Waskett]] said: “Some of us who do get erotic and sexual gratification out of not only the finished product, but also the procedure itself.” The “finished product” is the sexual interest in becoming an amputee and the “procedure itself” is akin to the [[Jake_H._Waskett/Editorial#Cognitive_dissonance_.28free_thought_paradigm.29|IKEA effect that was previously discussed]].
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