Castration: No Valid Reasons?

Some males have a fixation, complex, or syndrome where they desire to be castrated for no rational reason. They may voice fear of prostate cancer or a wish to become celibate or a feeling of being out of control of their lives due to a obsessive sex drive.

There are several characteristics of males having this castration fixation that serve as predictors of their eventual castration. A male having this fixation who will probably castrate himself if not castrated by another has several of the following characteristics:

  1. A very long term fixation or obsession with being castrated, usually since puberty.
  2. No desire to change sex
  3. Usually submissive in nature, whether straight or gay
  4. Increasingly damaging acts done to the genitals during sex, often involving piercing with needles, cutting open the scrotum, and crushing the testicles
  5. Actively seeking information on the after effects of castration and methods of castration as well as persons who can do castration
  6. Purchasing castration equipment such as clamp emasculators and elastrators
Males who fit all of the above characteristics will probably castrate themselves or attempt to do so. If an invasive method is chosen, there is a high risk that the male doing this will end up in emergency care. If he chooses a noninvasive method such as a clamp emasculator, this is no guarantee he will succeed without injury. It is exceedingly difficult to castrate oneself using a clamp emasculator, as any male has a lifelong aversion to testicular pain and he tends to close the handles of the clamp emasculator, usually a Burdizzo style device, slowly so as to become accustomed to the pain. This usually results in plastic deforming of the testicular cords with resulting bruising and often internal bleeding. Done quickly and with force, closing of the handles of the device results in a successful and relatively painless castration. The pain of the crushing jaws on the testicle cords is sharp but of short duration. Recovery is usually fast and without incident.

Males who have a castration fixation or complex may seek psychiatric therapy as advised by friends or by himself. This may work to delay his castration, sometimes for years. It may also separate those males for whom castration is a temporary long term fantasy from those for whom it is a more definite and permanent complex. Therapy often results in no more answers as to why the male has this fixation, only more inadequate reasons. The male remains unsatisfied with his body and his life. If he achieves castration, he is usually satisfied with being a eunuch and his fixation is satisfied. Case studies of males who have been castrated voluntarily and who fit the above profile show they are happy and well adjusted with their chosen lifestyle, regardless of whether or not they choose to use male hormone therapy to maintain an active sex life.

If you feel you fit this profile, I can discuss with you all the information I have available, whether your desire for castration is one that is likely to result in action on your part, and finally, how to achieve what you want.

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