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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''. <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