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Originally Posted by folly
I don't think pain needs a purpose. People take or desire to take pain for all manner of reasons.
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yes but.... no but......... erm......
I do think that what the head does with pain is in many ways related to the purpose of pain, I agree that people take pain for a whole variety of reasons but I'm not sure whether I agree that pain doesn't necessarily need a purpose, but then I can only relate it to my experiences.
I have in the past looked in a very minimalistic way to spiritual guidance and experience to give comfort in life, and I have also enjoyed a variety of pain play, but I must admit I've never really put the two together. For me pain is generally about a number of reasons, its about power dynamics, about giving and receiving, and sometimes about discipline and sometimes about pleasure. I guess those have tended to be the most common for me. I have gone off into sub space occasionally where I find myself in a kind of blissful sense of happiness, but I don't really see the "spiritual connection" as such.