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Okay, one thing the article didn't make clear to me that maybe somebody else knows: what is penis theft? The Internet seems to think it's when people believe th

Okay, one thing the article didn't make clear to me that maybe somebody else knows: what is penis theft? The Internet seems to think it's when people believe their penises have been shrunken or have entirely disappeared. Do sufferers believe that they don't have genitalia anymore? If you point to it, would they not see anything?

mtempm 10y ago
You never played American Football, did you? Basically, if you have a small penis and gain weight (especially for already heavyset guys) everything around it grows while it doesn't get any bigger. This is otherwise known in the west via the not-unheard-of insult to overweight men: "You can't even see your own penis " In other words, they might imagine it shrinking into their body when their body is really just growing around it.
- jazoom 10y ago
  You didn't say what this has to do with American Football.
  - mtempm 10y ago
    Locker rooms and showers full of men who are both overweight and are trying to prove their manliness.
justbaker 10y ago
Really low self esteem it seems. I'm concerned people think this.
brootal 10y ago
So... I live in America and I had this (or something like it) growing up. I'll never forget the first time it happened. I was 11 and we were preparing for church and I was peeing upstairs when something happened and it felt like my penis was... pulling inside me. I freaked out but was somehow able to stop the sensation. I didn't tell a soul out of embarrassment. It continued for years and was fairly debilitating. I would get the sensation when running or when I was scared. It was a bit of a catch-22 because I would get scared of it happening, so the sensation would get stronger, and I would get more scared ... If I was in a tight space, it would be worse. This was the sole reason I didn't go on roller-coasters or the like. Finally, when I was 19 or so, I stumbled upon a Wikipedia article detailing the "condition" and it's prevalence in other areas of the world. It was such a relief to know I wasn't the only person in the world to have experienced it; I honestly couldn't imagine anyone else experiencing it. I showed two of my brothers and we laughed about it. It felt good to tell someone else. I don't experience it anymore.

mtempm 10y ago

You never played American Football, did you? Basically, if you have a small penis and gain weight (especially for already heavyset guys) everything around it grows while it doesn't get any bigger. This is otherwise known in the west via the not-unheard-of insult to overweight men: "You can't even see your own penis " In other words, they might imagine it shrinking into their body when their body is really just growing around it.

jazoom 10y ago
You didn't say what this has to do with American Football.
- mtempm 10y ago
  Locker rooms and showers full of men who are both overweight and are trying to prove their manliness.

justbaker 10y ago

Really low self esteem it seems. I'm concerned people think this.

brootal 10y ago

So... I live in America and I had this (or something like it) growing up. I'll never forget the first time it happened. I was 11 and we were preparing for church and I was peeing upstairs when something happened and it felt like my penis was... pulling inside me. I freaked out but was somehow able to stop the sensation. I didn't tell a soul out of embarrassment. It continued for years and was fairly debilitating. I would get the sensation when running or when I was scared. It was a bit of a catch-22 because I would get scared of it happening, so the sensation would get stronger, and I would get more scared ... If I was in a tight space, it would be worse. This was the sole reason I didn't go on roller-coasters or the like. Finally, when I was 19 or so, I stumbled upon a Wikipedia article detailing the "condition" and it's prevalence in other areas of the world. It was such a relief to know I wasn't the only person in the world to have experienced it; I honestly couldn't imagine anyone else experiencing it. I showed two of my brothers and we laughed about it. It felt good to tell someone else. I don't experience it anymore.