Genital self-mutilation: there is no method in this madness
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 3:28 pm
Another old article that made me think, but realize that doctors and psychiatrists typically think that anyone who removes their genitals is crazy. The reality is that yes, some people might have a mental illness and in a psychotic state mutilate their genitals. However, not all who "mutilate" are mentally ill, I'm not, I've seen several psychologists, but what about you? How do you know if you're actually mentally ill and or whether your constant cuttings, castration attempts, penis torture, sticking pins in them, excessive bandings, burnings, and or actual removal are sane/normal? Is this a judgment based on what is normal in the minds of psychiatrists? Have you ever evaluated what you're doing and if so, what have you concluded about yourself and your genital mutilation? Mutilation meaning to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts.
Type and extent of GSM http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1 ... 0438.x/pdf
Some patients repeatedly practise GSM [18,39]; one boy started sequential GSM at the age of 6 years and by the age of 35 years, he had removed his testes, scrotum and penis [15]. His wife is reported to have remarked that with this completion, their life together would become more pleasant. While mutilation can be in¯icted by instrumentation [40], varying amounts of tissues have been amputated. Tattooing of the penis is practised in Western cultures among drug addicts and prison inmates [18]. Some erotic Japanese men implant plastic spherules under the skin of the penis to enhance sexual excitement in the partner [41]. The severest extent of GSM recorded is total amputation of the penis, scrotum and testes in the male [42,43]. The term `lock, stock and barrel' mutilation is suggested for such an extent, which occurs in <10% of cases of GSM [9]. The extent or severity of mutilation is similar between those considered psychotic and those not [9,17,18]. However, Nakaya found that self-mutilators with sexual con¯icts and guilt feelings were more likely to injure themselves more severely than those without [10]. In females, the injuries included third-degree perineal tears [12], gouging of the internal genitalia with ®ngernails [44], and vaginal mutilation with a hatpin and knitting needle [38]. Other instruments used in GSM include scissors [34], razor blades [22], an electric chainsaw [1], axe (hatchet) on a wooden block [15], a kitchen knife and saw [32], and a soup can lid [45].
Type and extent of GSM http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1 ... 0438.x/pdf
Some patients repeatedly practise GSM [18,39]; one boy started sequential GSM at the age of 6 years and by the age of 35 years, he had removed his testes, scrotum and penis [15]. His wife is reported to have remarked that with this completion, their life together would become more pleasant. While mutilation can be in¯icted by instrumentation [40], varying amounts of tissues have been amputated. Tattooing of the penis is practised in Western cultures among drug addicts and prison inmates [18]. Some erotic Japanese men implant plastic spherules under the skin of the penis to enhance sexual excitement in the partner [41]. The severest extent of GSM recorded is total amputation of the penis, scrotum and testes in the male [42,43]. The term `lock, stock and barrel' mutilation is suggested for such an extent, which occurs in <10% of cases of GSM [9]. The extent or severity of mutilation is similar between those considered psychotic and those not [9,17,18]. However, Nakaya found that self-mutilators with sexual con¯icts and guilt feelings were more likely to injure themselves more severely than those without [10]. In females, the injuries included third-degree perineal tears [12], gouging of the internal genitalia with ®ngernails [44], and vaginal mutilation with a hatpin and knitting needle [38]. Other instruments used in GSM include scissors [34], razor blades [22], an electric chainsaw [1], axe (hatchet) on a wooden block [15], a kitchen knife and saw [32], and a soup can lid [45].