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Hurts So Good : The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose by Leigh Cowart is a health book available to read on EtoBox.

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An exploration of why people all over the world love to engage in pain on purpose—from dominatrices, religious ascetics, and ultramarathoners, to ballerinas, icy ocean bathers, and sideshow performers.Masochism is sexy, human, reviled, worshipped, and, sometimes, delightfully bizarre. From ballerinas dancing on broken bones to ultramarathoners shitting their pants mid-race to competitive eaters scarfing down hot peppers, masochism is a part of us. It lives inside workaholics, tattoo junkies, and all manner of garden variety pain-seekers. At its core, masochism is about feeling bad, then better—a phenomenon that is long overdue for a heartfelt and hilarious investigation. And Leigh Cowart would know: she is not just a researcher and science writer-she's an inveterate, high-sensation-seeking masochist. And she has a few questions.Why do people engage in masochism? What are the benefits: social, psychological, physiological, and otherwise? What are...

Who reads Hurts So Good : The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose?

Author

Leigh Cowart

Publisher

PublicAffairs, Hachette Book Group

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9781541798021

Category

health

Subjects

Science, Sports, Psychology

Rating

4.5 / 5 (154 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14