Studie zeigt den Zusammenhang zw. der Beschneidung und Alexthymia

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    • Studie zeigt den Zusammenhang zw. der Beschneidung und Alexthymia

      Study Links Circumcision to Personality Trait Disorder | IntactNews
      The International Journal of Men’s Health has published the first study of its kind to look at the link between the early trauma of circumcision and the personality trait disorder alexithymia. The study, by Dan Bollinger and Robert S. Van Howe, M.D., M.S., FAAP, found that circumcised men are 60% more likely to suffer from alexithymia, the inability to process emotions.
      People suffering from alexithymia have difficulty identifying and expressing their emotions. This translates into not being able to empathize with others. Sufferers of severe alexithymia are so removed from their feelings that they view themselves as being robots. If acquired at an early age, such as from infant circumcision, it might limit access to language and impede the socialization process that begins early in life. Moderate to high alexithymia can interfere with personal relationships and hinder psychotherapy. Impulsive behavior is a key symptom of alexithymia, and impulsivity is a precursor to violence.
      The idea for the investigation came when the authors noticed that American men (for whom circumcision is likely) had higher alexithymia scores than European men (for whom circumcision is unlikely), and that European men had about the same scores as European and American women.
      "Man muss das Unmögliche versuchen, um das Mögliche zu erreichen" (Hermann Hesse)
      "Die schönste Frucht der Gerechtigkeit ist Seelenfrieden" (Epikur)
    • Ein weiteres Zitat:
      A common reason fathers give for deciding to circumcise their son is so they will “look alike,” but these authors speculate that perhaps a subconscious motivation is so that they will “feel alike,” in other words as equally distant and emotionally unavailable as themselves. It was beyond this study’s design to test for this, and yet the comments received from circumcised participants speak to a vast psychic wounding, which, if unresolved, might lead to an unconscious desire to repeat the trauma upon others.
      "Man muss das Unmögliche versuchen, um das Mögliche zu erreichen" (Hermann Hesse)
      "Die schönste Frucht der Gerechtigkeit ist Seelenfrieden" (Epikur)
    • Beschneidung - der Schaden und die psychischen Folgen werden ignoriert

      Circumcision: Harm and Psychological Factors Ignored | IntactNews
      Long-term harm is also a consideration, but circumcised American researchers also typically avoid the discomfort of studying the sexual and psychological harm (e.g., erectile dysfunction) associated with circumcision. This pro-circumcision bias in American medicine reflects the pro-circumcision bias in American culture. The United States is the only country in the world that circumcises many of its male infants for non-religious reasons. Europeans think we’re crazy.
      Most circumcised American men (and doctors) do not know what they are missing.
      Some dissatisfied men report wide-ranging psychological consequences of circumcision including anger, a sense of loss and sadness, and sexual anxieties. Reduced emotional expression and the avoidance of intimacy may also be related to circumcision.
      We have not had the courage to admit we are making a very serious mistake by continuing to circumcise. For American society, circumcision is a solution in search of a problem, a social custom disguised as a medical issue. Defending circumcision requires minimizing or ignoring the harm and producing overstated medical claims.
      "Man muss das Unmögliche versuchen, um das Mögliche zu erreichen" (Hermann Hesse)
      "Die schönste Frucht der Gerechtigkeit ist Seelenfrieden" (Epikur)