tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299230645606646130.post4097419524767555715..comments2023-06-13T01:13:12.250-07:00Comments on Should I circumcise?: Circumcision and TraumaJeff in AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008630175548804302noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299230645606646130.post-68984161060973641062013-04-11T05:54:51.630-07:002013-04-11T05:54:51.630-07:00Thanks very much. Trauma is something that can st...Thanks very much. Trauma is something that can stay with people for years after the event and affect their quality of life in subtle yet dramatic ways. But there is always hope for healing. Often the first step is just coming to accept what has happened. This is why circumcision is so insidious: most American men deny or just don't realize the impact it has had on their sexuality and their lives. I'm so glad your life has changed for the better; in my opinion this is the reward for all those who face life's slings and arrows in a brave and unflinchingly honest fashion.Jeff in AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008630175548804302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299230645606646130.post-79285473361726465742013-04-11T05:38:35.190-07:002013-04-11T05:38:35.190-07:00Absolutely. The stress hormone, cortisol, is also...Absolutely. The stress hormone, cortisol, is also believed to play a role in the development of various heart problems, cancer, and a host of other health issues. Indeed, helping people better manage their stress is a million dollar industry. Why would anyone think it was in the interest of their child's health to purposefully and unnecessarily expose their child to stress and trauma? Certainly we can't shield our children from every stressor in life, but having their genitalia altered without their consent is an early and primal violation no child should have to endure.Jeff in AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008630175548804302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299230645606646130.post-6658865144330209632013-04-04T12:04:21.867-07:002013-04-04T12:04:21.867-07:00jeff, THANK YOU for this article. it is SO right ...jeff, THANK YOU for this article. it is SO right on. we need to protect, not attack with knives, our children. i recognized the trauma that circumcision instills when i saw my first photo of a circumcision. when i found out i'd been circumcised, i realize that was the cause of the mysterious feelings and behaviors i'd exhibited for 50 years of my life. thank god for that realization - and for my experience in helping others release trauma, for then i could turn it on myself. my life is very different now... thank god. after working with my own trauma and the trauma of others, i am convinced these two quotes are true: "All healing is essentially the release from fear"... "Healing is always certain." bless you, darlin!!! this is VERY important information. i'll be sharing it with many. patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05841343207371187771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299230645606646130.post-31898479761297846652013-04-03T23:47:10.917-07:002013-04-03T23:47:10.917-07:00I really appreciate this! I'm always trying to...I really appreciate this! I'm always trying to convey this very thing to people. I say, think about it....estrogen and testosterone play huge roles in the development of our brains in utero...giving us the venus/mars duality so to speak. Women's emotion center and communication center enlarged, aggression/sex centers are smaller...it is the exact opposite for men...says the author of the Female Brain, she also wrote a book called the Male Brain. <br />So, it makes perfect sense to me, that stress hormones, and a lot of them, will also affect the brain and its development. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235829309885380177noreply@blogger.com