Sexual Masochism Symptoms

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Sexual Masochism: Over a period of at least 6 months, recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving the act (real, not simulated) of being humiliated, beaten, bound, or otherwise made to suffer.The fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.With asphyxiophilia is a specifier given to the disorder name if the individual engages in the practice of achieving sexual arousal related to restriction of breathing