Algolagnia

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'''Algolagnia''' is the [[paraphilia]] of deriving sexual pleasure from physical [[pain]].
 
'''Algolagnia''' is the [[paraphilia]] of deriving sexual pleasure from physical [[pain]].
  
*It may have a simply biological basis, as it is proven that pain, just like sensorial pleasures such as sexual contact and sweet foods, cause the release of endorphins, the chemicals that induce pleasure.
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It may have a simply biological basis, as it is proven that pain, just like sensorial pleasures such as sexual contact and sweet foods, causes the release of endorphins, the chemicals that induce pleasure. If a person's pain threshold is sufficiently high, this may outweigh the normal discomfort, even to the point of addiction. Some researchers also believe that algolagniacs physically experience pain differently from other people due to the brain interpreting pain signals "incorrectly" - that is, as pleasurable.
If a person's pain threshold is sufficiently high, this may outweigh the normal discomfort, even to the point of addiction.
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*Note that algolagnia is not the same thing as physical [[masochism]], since there are fewer psychological connotations to algolagnia, which may be a simple liking for pain, without any need for domination, submission or humiliation. It may therefore rather take the form of self-infliction of pain.
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Note that algolagnia is not the same thing as physical [[masochism]], since there are fewer psychological connotations to algolagnia, which may be a simple liking for pain, without any need for [[domination]], [[submission]] or [[humiliation]]. It may therefore rather take the form of self-infliction of pain. Also, algolagniacs may experience non-sexual pain as pleasurable even if they are not aroused when it begins, whereas most masochists will not enjoy pain from just any cause.
  
==See also==  
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== See also ==
 
* [[Sadism and masochism]]
 
* [[Sadism and masochism]]
 
* [[BDSM]]
 
* [[BDSM]]
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* [[Sensation play]]
 
* [[Sensation play]]
  
==External links==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.psych-resources.com/psychsex3/psychsex3160.html The Psychology of Sex]
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* [http://www.psych-resources.com/psychsex3/psychsex3160.html The Psychology of Sex]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algolagnia Wikipedia: Algolagnia]
  
 
[[Category:BDSM]]
 
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Latest revision as of 14:19, 20 January 2019

Algolagnia is the paraphilia of deriving sexual pleasure from physical pain.

It may have a simply biological basis, as it is proven that pain, just like sensorial pleasures such as sexual contact and sweet foods, causes the release of endorphins, the chemicals that induce pleasure. If a person's pain threshold is sufficiently high, this may outweigh the normal discomfort, even to the point of addiction. Some researchers also believe that algolagniacs physically experience pain differently from other people due to the brain interpreting pain signals "incorrectly" - that is, as pleasurable.

Note that algolagnia is not the same thing as physical masochism, since there are fewer psychological connotations to algolagnia, which may be a simple liking for pain, without any need for domination, submission or humiliation. It may therefore rather take the form of self-infliction of pain. Also, algolagniacs may experience non-sexual pain as pleasurable even if they are not aroused when it begins, whereas most masochists will not enjoy pain from just any cause.

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