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Sadism (Tyrannism;Leptosadism- middle for of sadism, Mastix-female sadist and Sapphosadism-lesbian sadism) sadism is the name given to the sexual practices of thsoe who derive pleasure form dominating or inflicting emotional and physical pain on others. The word sadism was formulated after the release of writing by Marquis de Sade to characterize that type of sexual cruelty. Unfortunately the term was extended to encompass consensual sex play between adults, thus causing much prejudice and misunderstanding during the next two centuries.
Consensual S/M (Sadiism/Masochist) and sadism are a different as normal sex comparied to rape. True sadists are not concerned with whether the victim has a pleasurable response; people who play consensual S/M are extremely concerned.
Sadistic tendencies are inherent in humans and animals alike. Sadism is linked to our aggressive response in protecting ourselves and yet still preserving the group. Injuries are physical signals that alert us to the resolution of a conflit or the surrender of an opponent. For instance, two dogs will fight over a bone until one of them submits, as evident by a vunerable pose or visible would. At this point bot the victor and the loser will experience euphoria due to the releaes of endorphins. In addition, the victor will experience a sens of powe and enhanced self-esteem. There appears to be new evidence that the immune system is also stimulated when one is exposed to others suffering.
In sadism it appears that people are capable of achieving relief of free-floating anxiety by transferring their fight-flight-sex response onto another person or object. For instance, a man who is angry at a spouse is able to humiliate, rape or mutilate another person and relieve their stress due to the signals of defeat in their victim. The fact that the sadist does not know or care for his victim makes it easier for him to carry the attach futher than he normally would. A person who does attach their lover may use even greater violence because a love object creates a higher level of anxiety. People who reach these extremes of tension nay lose their ability to think or behave rationally, their minds may become blank or replay other incidents, and they may beat or mutilate their partner until they regain a conscious state.
There seems to be a fear among S/M practioners of losing control of anger in consensual sex games although there has never been any documentation of this occurring. Most injuries are accidental. War veterans may flash back to personal experience of being tortured. It is recommended that anyone who knows they may experience this effect avoid situations that trigger it. Other who feel themselves becoming over-stimulated may find it beneficial to focus on solving math, logistic, or verbal problems while they simultaneously take slow deep breaths.
Some sadists see themselves as compassionate because they believe in killing the victim before mutilation of their body. Those that are emotionally numb may only be able to elicit an emotional response through the sight of a wound. Their pleasure comes from this and not the fear, humiliation, or torture they inflict on the victim. Others prey on the victim’s emotional reaction to their power, perhaps because their anger comes from others having pyschologically abused them in a similar manner and they want to see their pain mirrored in the victim’s face. This is their tool for revenge.
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