no.... not from how I understand it.

masochism is about enjoying pain... has nothing to do with sex related stuff.

Well, he was enjoying her pain.

It doesn't have to be physical..

I get pleasure it hurting people emotionally...shattering dreams and breaking hearts.

So if people talk about jizzing in their pants and getting a stiffy from burns it's ok but if I talk about my ex it's not? I tried to paraphrase it. The complaints just came up cause a poor little girl's emotions got hurt.

Wanna cry for me Quailboy? :D

Whoo-hooo digging out my old lecture notes for SM101.......:)
and seriously editing them to stay within JF bounds.:rolleyes:

Mashochism is the brain revising its response to pain so that it is a pleasurable sensation. Usually the response is very specific to the sensation. One who enjoys pain stimulous #1 will not necessarily have a pleasurable response to stimulous #2 or #3 (the except being those commonly referred to a "pain pigs")

Sadism is the brain responding to the infliction (sometimes simple observation) of pain upon another person. Essentially (thought technically not quite) the opposite of Masochism.

Switch - one who experiences both with nearly the same level of enjoyment. (rare!) Usually someone who functions in this dynamic has clear preferences but has set the aside for expediency (ie. available experiential factors).

Sado-masochism is the interplay of these two dynamics.

As for the sexual aspect, it is not required by definition and can be totally absent from the dynamic. However, because of some biophysics and cultural influences sexuality is often a significant factor.

Shibari or Kinbaku is a well known Japanese art of this type.

Any more questions?
Madame

Heh, no thanks man, sorry xD


Tain: Seems like you're involved quite a bit in it yourself?

The more I think about it..the more I want to get my nipples pierced >_<
Sadly, Val wont let me xD

hehe, doors. I always punch my door really hard when I get home...I dunno why, just love the stinging pain after effect I guess XD

On the chest feels better imo <3

Hmm, not much of a punching fan myslef..now, being punched in the face, feels good ^_^

i dont like bein punched :/ too easily bruised XD and i used to kick...but to many holes popped up in the walls so I resorted to less force punching XD