March 30, 2005

Russian scientists determine that "whipping therapy" can cure depression and suicide crises by increasing the production of endorphins. S&M as therapy? [via the science blog Gene Expression]
posted by the_bone 19 years ago
  • Ah, my penitente land.
  • Memo from Management: The beatings will continue until morale improves.
  • More justification for my past actions...one less skeleton... I may be able to run for office yet.
  • YEAH BABY!!
  • "Seriously, baby, it'll make you feel soooooooo gooooooooooooooood... Think of it as therapy." I welcome any and all scientific studies that show me not to be a pervert. Or less of a pervert, anyway. (Do they have any leads on frottage yet..?)
  • In Russia, scientists whip YOU!
  • "Oh, I've been a very suicidally depressed boy. I need therapy. Please, doctor, please, cure me more..." I could go on for hours. Also, "People might probably think of me as a masochist," Dr. Speransky said. "But I can assure you that I am not a classic masochist at all," he added. "CLASSIC?" Hmmm...
  • Perhaps he meant closet? Whip me, baby. Make me feel so baaaaaad.
  • Being a closet masochist is awful. Your arm gets tangled in clothes during your wind-up.
  • Well, the closets deserve it.
  • Doesn't exercise do the same thing?
  • Uh...release endorphins, that is.
  • This doesn't surprise me. In aikido there's a lot of controlling people through mild pain. After a few hundred cycles of muscle-twist/release, you're absolutely flying on endorphins. I can see why, biologically, people do S&M. I wonder if people who do cutting are unconsciously after the same thing. (Well, assuming they aren't attention whores blogging about it).
  • Doctor, schmoctor. They'd get about two whacks in before it turned into a cage match. Any pain on me just pisses me off. Also; The effect is astounding: the patient starts seeing only bright colors in the surrounding world I suggest a round of Electric Koolaid may do the same, plus the whole Koolaid thing gives your hare-brained cult that sweet Guyananese cachet, no? Tsssssh...amateurs.
  • What verbose said.... I've know a couple of people who were into whipping, no sex involved, and they said that they always came out of it on a complete high that lasted for days. The felt rejuvinated and in far more control. I haven't gotten up the nerve to test this myself, yet.
  • Spaghetti: yes. But that isn't sexy enough, apparently. Personally, getting beaten would only ingrain my whole worthlessness deal, but everyone's different.