Pleasure from pain. A masochistic adaptation to life’s harsh trials.

I’ve gone through a lot of tough trials in my life (to put it mildly). And that has turned me into a masochistic radical. That means that when I face some kind of life challenge, some kind of crap—I actually get a kick out of it.

I recently met a man who spent three years in captivity. Physically, he’s completely broken. And one might assume that if a person has gone through THAT much pain, they can’t live without it afterward.

I was afraid to ask him about it. So I’m asking you: Redditors who have gone through a great deal of pain in your lives, can you no longer live without it?