Emotional Masochism

I have a real love hate relationship with Emotional Masochism. On one hand, of course i love it, and i do thrive on it at times. There just that everyonce in a while when you need a breakdown dammit!

But I've seen the unhealthy exstreams in others and myself. Emotions are alive, they have to be honored and lived. But you have to still be able to have a relationship, community, experieince, outside of them. It's not a penny roller coaster for cheap kicks. -Dawn

"I'll teach my daughter to bang on anything that makes a beat" Daughter by Alix Olson

I do it. You do it. admit it. You remember the nights where you put on the cd you KNEW would make you cry. When you called that certain person even though you knew it would make you unhappy.

I've been talking to people about this, and realized... woah! it's not just me! in fact, how many people are like this kind of disturbes me. so here's a page where we can talk about our emotional masochism, swap stories, and... well, let each other know that we're not alone.

have fun. RoyaBoya

hum. i was talking about this very topic with a friend of mine. he asked me to describe NBTSC.

yeah, i associate it with emotional masochism. you put yourself in a situation where you know, nay expect you will be hurt. it's that state of vulnerability, and it has a lot to do with how intense and beautiful camp is, i think. it makes for some super F'n connections, you know?

and also, i was talkin' to another dear friend about the PowerShuffle, and his thoughts on it. he didn't attend it, y'see, because he thought it was "emotionally masochistic" (were his exact words), which i thought was interesting. i didn't exactly agree, but i was wondering if anyone else felt the same way...

 word up.
 -moth

hrm, that's interesting about the PowerShuffle... I suppose it is rather emotionally masochistic in the sense that you willingly open yourself up to feeling hurt. Rather like lancing a blister, in most cases.

I definitely am emotionally masochistic sometimes... listen to That One CD, get out pictures, go on IRC... etc etc etc. Sometimes I just plain enjoy being melancholy. Sometimes I like to feel loss because it reminds me that there was something there in the first place.

• shrug* I don't think it's that bad a thing, if you can dig yourself out of it.

see: playing "At Last" right now