Shii Posted:

Why the hell not?

Not like we have anything better to do.

I’ll get us started and see where it goes:

If pleasure is defined as “stimulation of which kind is enjoyable or pleasant to the receiver,” and pain is “unpleasant stimulation generally bumociated with injury,” then by very definition, do masochists never feel pain?

Discuss.

It depends on if you are talking about the public notion of masochism or those who follow the teachings of Leopold Von Sascher-Masoch.

Shii Posted:

Why the hell not?

Not like we have anything better to do.

I’ll get us started and see where it goes:

If pleasure is defined as “stimulation of which kind is enjoyable or pleasant to the receiver,” and pain is “unpleasant stimulation generally bumociated with injury,” then by very definition, do masochists never feel pain?

Discuss.

Im guessing there is a tollerance barrier. There has to be a limit to how much pain they can enjoy, right?

The public notion of Masochism is that of someone who derives sexual pleasure from pain. However the correct description is that a masochist is someone who draws psycho-sexual gratification from pain induced by others. The flagellation of the body eases the tension by allowing the release of endorphins after the initial trauma.

So no, they do feel pain.

Technically, those who define Masochism aren’t going to be masochists themselves, so they feel pain as pain, thus define it as “unpleasurable”. Masochists, however, feel pain as pleasure, thus, the definition isn’t wrong, it’s the weird people that screw up the definition that are “wrong”, so to say.

OrsonScottCard Posted:

I believe the same sensation can be both pleasure and pain simultaneously.

I understand this; I’m quite a masochist myself. I just find it an interesting concept to toss around. Perception and psychology fascinate me.