masochisms
Embracing one's suffering
Masochisms refer to the practice or tendency of deriving pleasure from one's own pain or humiliation, named after Leopold von Sacher-Masoch.
Hurting oneself for wrongdoing
- self-harmDeliberately damaging one's body
- self-destructiveHarmful to oneself
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- flagellationBeating with a whip
mortification · self-sabotage · guilt · penance · atonement · self-denial · martyrdom · neurosis
Erotic power dynamics
- submissionYielding to another's will
- bondageInvoluntary subjugation to another
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- kinkTight twisted spot
fetish · safeword · consensual · roleplay · subspace · power exchange · discipline · restraint
One who seeks suffering
- self-imposedVoluntarily placed upon oneself
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- punishingExtremely taxing or severe
- torturousCausing extreme pain
endurance · hardship · discomfort · thankless · futile effort · persistence · stubbornness · self-defeating
self-punishment
Hurting oneself for wrongdoing
- self-harmDeliberately damaging one's body
- self-destructiveHarmful to oneself
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
flagellation · mortification · self-sabotage · guilt · penance · atonement · self-denial · martyrdom · neurosis · compulsion
BDSM
Erotic power dynamics
- submissionYielding to another's will
- bondageInvoluntary subjugation to another
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
kink · fetish · safeword · consensual · roleplay · subspace · power exchange · discipline · restraint · flogging
glutton for punishment
One who seeks suffering
- self-imposedVoluntarily placed upon oneself
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- punishingExtremely taxing or severe
torturous · endurance · hardship · discomfort · thankless · futile effort · persistence · stubbornness · self-defeating · overwork
masochismssadism
Pleasure from inflicting pain
sadisms · cruelty · inflicting pain · dominance · aggression
masochismsself-care
Maintaining personal wellbeing
self-preservation · hedonism · self-protection · self-love · self-indulgence
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