The Compulsion to Repeat the Trauma

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I ought to have known that a hunt for literature on the physiological addictiveness of masochism was always going to lead down some unusual paths. I discovered an old paper on The nature and acquisition of a preference for chili pepper by humans. (Rozin1, P & Schiller, D,  Motivation and Emotion, Volume 4, Issue 1, Mar 1980, Page 77-101) and then I found this

The Compulsion to Repeat the TraumaRe-enactment, Revictimization, and Masochism Bessel A. van der Kolk, MD Psychiatric Clinics of North America

which was all well and good and just the sort of thing I was thinking about. I nearly missed the hosts.. Circumcision Reference Library The internet is a wonderful place