M is for Masochism

[gagged_Louise]

I'm constantly learning, looking for new ways to push my pain threshold.
It's also interesting to note that it takes a lot for me to make myself hurt--I don't know if I'm anticipating it in my head or what--but the "ouch!" factor of self-punishment is never as great as it is if it's someone else's hand holding the whip, so to speak. Does that make sense?
I know I'm rambling and much of this is highly subjective. It's only my personal point of view/opinions, so feel free to comment or disregard as you see fit.

I do agree, firefly, it's really not easy to find ways of inflicting pain, putting yourself to torture that will measure up to someone else putting you through pain IRL - and especially not stuff that you can leave going on for sometime, hitting you again and again, while your hands are free to do other things (like, typing, or bound behind your back). I wish it were easier, but much of the time you have to sort of add on a bit with your imagination, building it into an image or a scene. Whipping yourself is fairly useless to me, it's not one-tenth of the real thing, plus you can't be in position. I'm eagerly on a quest for finding more effective ways of self-torture....

[elliemay]

I've been thinking on this subject recently, the whole am I a Masochist? question.

Firstly The good pain/bad pain thing I do understand, stubbing toe yep ouch, fingernail scratching, nipple clamps, wax good pain.

I think I would come under pain slut as I like my pain in a sexual context but then so do Masochists. If the distinction is whether I then like pain outside of sexual expression that would be an interesting question.
When I got my tattoo I nearly fell asleep I was very 'in the zone' with the constant sting of it, it lulled me into something which was new to me.

I will move away from physical pain a little into the emotional and other stuff.
I have always pushed myself and I have always had a desire to find the limits of things whether that be my physical limits, skills or emotional boundries.

I joked about being an emotional masochist because I have always been the one who got into things and was blind to the falls that were coming but I think that is part of my nature. I don't enjoy emotional pain but there is a part of that which I do understand that may well come under masochism.

The whole power dynamic in D/s to me is as much emotional as it is well power exchange, the rush of adrenylin when you feel that transfer of power and the edge of fear, uncertainty mixed with trust and desire that I love.

So I haven't answered any question but maybe another dimention to it would be the adrenalyn junkie!! I fit that category. I also have some serious sadistic tendencies which don't play out in RL but do in reading/writing and pics I like to explore.

So on both sides I love the helpless sub, I love the pleading. needing and begging eyes. I love pushing boundries and I do get off on pain!

Oh and as an afterthought I do agree, the self whipping thing does nothing for me, that without the power exchange just doesnt work for me where as nipple clamps work regardless. I guess some pain is dependent on the context and some are simply yummy anytime.