This article is about sadomasochism. It briefly discusses a bit about the words from which the term was coined from. It was derived from the combination of sadism and masochism. Sadism was derived from the name of the Marquis de Sade wrote a lot of sexually violent plays. Masochism, on the otherhand, refers to people who get sexually gratified by receiving pain, or having suffering inflicted upon them.
Pain Tolerance and Expectations
Society has always expected men to be tough in the face of danger. However, sex or gender roles is only one of the factors that influence a person’s pain tolerance. Other factors include age, race or ethnicity, motivation to endure pain, past experiences with pain, coping skills, and energy levels.
Cutting Away Pain: Teen Depression and Pain Displacement
This article is about teenage depression and how teenagers of today are coping with their depression. The new fad is self-mutilation in the form of cutting or slashing on the skin of the upper thighs or the upper arms. Teenagers do it because they cant express themselves in a more positive manner and theyre unable to cope with the stress that theyre experiencing. Kids who are hooked into cutting are subjected to counselling to address the real root of the problem, sometimes prescribed medications to at least improve the depression and lessen urges to cut, or hospitalization for chronic cutters that need to be placed under close observation.