Masochist

Several different definitions exist that describe the term, masochist. In psychiatry, it is a condition where sexual gratification requires suffering pain and humiliation. Another definition defines masochist as someone who receives gratification from having pain inflicted on him or herself, but the pain does not have to be related to sex. Some masochists tend to find pleasure from being submissive. Most people believe that masochists know from a very early age that they enjoy being punished or hurt by others. Masochists often form their needs during puberty. Some adolescents often suffer from getting aroused at the wrong times. Many times young people will subject their bodies to piercings and other pain inducing items. If masochism is allowed to take root during these formative years, the individual will not be able to get past this problem without an enormous amount of painful therapy. Some masochist will do all kinds of things to harm their bodies but you cannot see it from looking at them. They will use parts of their body that no one normally sees. This allows to be who they are and not have to deal with uncomfortable questions. Today, a number of magazines exist that try to help masochist deal with issues related to masochism. Since masochism is more recognized as a disorder than it was in the past, medical professionals often recommend the person to seek psychiatrist support from someone who has prior experience with the problem. The public may not understand why people feel this strong desire to hurt themselves, but the problem is real and can be very serious. Sex does not have to be involved in the situation as masochist most often just want to be humiliated. Emotional abuse is sometimes the preferred method of affliction for a masochist. This type of abuse is very hard to see since there are no physical marks. Emotional marks are the hardest to detect. Other masochists still feel that physical infliction is a stronger and more lasting choice. After the physical infliction has been done, the individual can recapture some of the feeling when looking at the body that was damaged. Unlike sadists, masochists are more accepted by society in the past and today. This may be because of many religious orders and groups that practiced masochism as part of their beliefs. Priests often whipped themselves to help cleanse the body of evil thoughts and this infliction of pain became an important part of the religion that is still practiced today by some sects. Another reason that many believe that masochism is not that bad is that it is self-inflicted pain. As long as you leave other people alone, most people do not care what you do to yourself in the privacy of your home. This has also probably helped masochists to be accepted where as a sadist is often pursued. While both may be a personality disorder, at least masochists do not have to worry as much as a sadist.	Sadist.info Sadistic Sadism Marquis de Sade Masochist Masochism