Talk:Penis panic
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How can Koro be treated by "a course of alprazolam and imipramine"? The article seems to say that Koro refers to the retraction of the penis into the body, and that this is impossible. --AaronW 23:34, 26 May 2004 (UTC)
- These are medication which can be used to treat anxiety disorders. Just check the respective articles. (I've just wikified the words.) Simon A. 14:48, 8 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Perhaps Sudanese penis panic? RickK 02:00, 26 Oct 2003 (UTC)
RickK, you are a miracle worker! Holy Cow! I really tried to make sure this article wasn't duplicated, but you came through in a big way. Many thanks. Paul Klenk 02:07, 26 Oct 2003 (UTC)
Question: Is penis panic by definition a subtle form of homophobia? Discuss. Paul Klenk 02:10, 26 Oct 2003 (UTC)
- If we are to speculate about the origins, I would be inclined to put it into the large category of symptoms resulting from somato-sensory affectional deprivation, that is, lack of physical affection in childhood, adolescence and adulthood. Our own modern society is full with the most bizarre sexual fetishes, and sex panics are perhaps little more than a more chaotic way to deal with similar neuropsychological manifestations.
- Take a look at these pictures (http://violence.de/mitchell/monkey.html). They show a monkey reared in isolation, with no physical affection. He no longer recognizes his own body parts and attacks them as if they were not a part of his own self. Touch appears to be essential for the development of self-identity, as well as for the correct "wiring" of the pleasure/pain circuits in the brain -- see this article (http://violence.de/prescott/bulletin/article.html) for the underlying research and this one (http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2002/12/14/232013/10) I wrote for Kuro5hin for some speculation about the implications.—Eloquence 02:40, Oct 26, 2003 (UTC)
- Take a look at these pictures (http://violence.de/mitchell/monkey.html). Some other time, really. Paul Klenk 05:42, 26 Oct 2003 (UTC)
- There's no penis on these pictures. If you want to see a monkey penis, here is one (http://www.bigadventures.com/global/phase2/part5/monkey-penis.jpg).—Eloquence 05:47, Oct 26, 2003 (UTC)
Someone else, excellent work on Penis panic -- we're really getting somewhere on this subject. Keep up the hard work. Paul Klenk 02:17, 26 Oct 2003 (UTC)
William S. Burroughs mentions Koro breafly in his book The Naked Lunch. Auric The Rad 17:58, Nov 26, 2003 (UTC)
Call me ignorant, but what's an electronic comb? Shaver, toothbrush, hair trimmer, yes but comb? Andy G 20:27, 2 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Suggestion:
This actually seems to belong in the category of 'dysmorphism' disorders like obsessive body-builders who would would rather kill themselves with steroids than suffer the indignity of losing their muscle definition, or anorexics who will starve themselves to death thinking they are 'fat' all the while. The only major difference it seems is that it is 'sporadic' in a wide portion of the population instead of constant in a smaller portion (if the account on the existing page is reliable). Or is there also a small segment of the population who suffer this syndrome constantly? I bet there is... I think there need to be links to and from the pages on these disorders. Hmm, there is a page for Anorexia, but not one for Body Dismorphism Disorder yet. New page needed? :)
- Penis panic? Similar to anorexia? Its not like these people want their penises to go away, be stolen, etc. As far as who suffers, interestingly, particular varieties of penis panic (Koro, for example) exist almost exclusively in certain geographic regions. Don't know if there are particular segments of those particular populations that are particularly more likely to suffer from this particula phobia, though. I was really hoping I could squeeze another "particular" in there! Ha! Just did! This whole thing does remind me, though, that there should probably be a link to vagina dentata on the page, assuming the article still exists... -Seth Mahoney 02:41, 27 May 2004 (UTC)
"Another common misconception is that the penis can be kept safely in a woman's mouth."
Can someone provide a source for that? Sounds too bizarre to be true. 18.246.0.79 10:41, 14 Oct 2004 (UTC)
I donīt agree. It's not even a misconception. The penis can be kept safely in a woman's mouth. Or a man's for that matter! please refer to oral sex for more information. Stenbh 21:37, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)
I believe that sentence refers to teeth introducing a risk of possible penectomy. Rafał Pocztarski 04:07, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Unsourced for two months. I'm deleting it. It can go back if someone sources it properly. --Dante Alighieri | Talk 19:12, Dec 15, 2004 (UTC)
