Males only and TW: who thinks their circumcision was a tr*uma? : r/CPTSD
I was circumcised at very early, can't remember 2-3 years old. But I have some flashes and some weird images sometimes that I can't validate them as true or memories. In adulthood, I've always had sexual problems and dysfunctions although being quite "hypersexual", chronic masturbator, porn-addict. But other times, I see myself and my genitals as very gross, incomplete, "not enough to be a man" and I feel ashamed. Can't go to the gym anymore because most of the time "I don't even deserve to pretend to be a man". Anyone else could relate to this? Not a man, but as a birth worker I’ve done a ton of research regarding circumcision so I can help my clients make informed decisions for their sons. Including speaking with the doctors who perform them. Circumcision is absolutely trauma. There was a study done that was ended prematurely because the researchers felt it was unethical to continue. The babies brains were scanned, they were circumcised, and then scanned again. Their brains were irre