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''Anger'' is the second stage of grief[[Circumcised]] men are increasingly experiencing anger and rage regarding their harmful involuntary [[circumcision]].<ref name="kr1969garner2024">{{REFweb |url=https:/> /intactamerica.org/author/bryan-garner/ |title=The Circumcision Decision: Unpackaging Anger and Resentment |last=Garner |first=Bryan |init= |author-link= |publisher=Intact America |date=2024-08-26 |accessdate=2024-09-05}}</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
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}}</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]].
|last=Watson
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}}</ref> so they increasingly responding with feelings of anxiety, [[Suicide| suicidal thoughts]], depression, rage, [[PTSD]] and grief.<ref name="watson2017"/> Anger'' is the second stage of grief.<ref name="kr1969"/> <ref name="cc2022"/>
Uberoi et al. {2022) collected the sentiments of [[circumcised]] men regarding their involuntary, unnecessary [[circumcision]].<ref name="uberoi2022 /> They published a supplement to their article on line in a 67-page Microsoft Word file with statements by 135 men. In many cases, resentment and anger is directed against the parents who failed to protect the [[physical integrity]] of a son.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://static-content.springer.com/esm/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41443-022-00619-8/MediaObjects/41443_2022_619_MOESM1_ESM.docx
|title=Complete list of all "I" statements analyzed
|accessdate=2019-12-10
}}</ref>
==Psychological value of foreskin restoration==
Unfortunately, Watson & Golden (2017) report:
Morten & Simonsen (2015) associated neonatal non-therapeutic circumcision with autism spectrum disorder.<ref>{{REFjournal
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=== Voices of those affected De drabbades röst ===
The following poignant video expresses the emotional pain that many men who were [[circumcised]] in infancy feel. There is a short {{NSFW }} section:
<youtube>v=3AulRgBt6ls&feature=youtu.be</youtube>
=== Gregory Becker voices a personal memoir on his circumcision experience ===
<youtube>https://youtu.be/02K_76WjOds</youtube>
=== Men's mental health ===
<youtube>3bxg5pLrbc</youtube>
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