Sexual masochism disorder
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Sexual masochism is intentional participation in an activity that involves being humiliated, beaten, bound, or otherwise abused to experience sexual excitement. Sexual masochism disorder is sexual masochism that causes significant distress or significantly impairs functioning.
(See also Overview of Paraphilic Disorders.)
Sexual masochism is a form of paraphilia, but most people who have masochistic interests do not meet clinical criteria for a paraphilic disorder, which require that the personSexual masochism disorder meaning & definition 1 of Sexual masochism disorder.