There's even a term for this: benign masochism.

良性受虐。

Benign masochism is the idea that we like negative experiences only when we know nothing bad will happen to us.

良性受虐是指我们只喜欢消极的经历，当我们不知道什么坏事会发生在我们身上。

In fact Mr Clark's move looks to have been a voluntary one—with a hint of masochism.

事实上，克拉克先生的举动看起来是自愿的——带有一丝受虐倾向。

Now, l know this can sound like the worst kind of masochism, but we have to dig deeper.

我知道这听起来就像是那种最糟糕的自虐，但我们得理解得更深一点。

It's still not clear how this works neurologically, but researchers suggest that benign masochism is also why you might like eating spicy peppers or riding huge roller coasters.

目前还不清楚这在神经学上是如何起作用的，但研究人员表示，良性受虐也是你可能喜欢吃辣椒或坐巨大的过山车的原因。

Sex, which she describes unsqueamishly and arrestingly, is a beginning not a destination, and tends to lead to an enervating stasis (male domination and female masochism crop up frequently).

她对性的描述毫不拘谨且引人注目，性只是开始，不是终点。性爱往往会陷入一种萎靡的停滞状态（男性主宰和女性受虐狂经常出现）。

Some studies suggest that the sensory somersaults of eating capsaicin is linked toward thrill seeking drive, or even being a form of what is called hedonic reversal, also known as benign masochism, where we derive pleasure from a seemingly negative sensation.

一些研究表明，吃辣椒素的感觉翻跟头与寻求刺激的驱动力有关，甚至是一种被称为享乐逆转的形式，也被称为良性受虐狂，我们从看似消极的感觉中获得快乐。

Some studies suggest that the sensory somersault of eating capsaicin is linked to our thrill-seeking drive, or even being a form of what is called , 'hedonic reversal' also known as 'benign masochism', where we derive pleasure from a seemingly negative sensation.

一些研究表明，吃到辣椒素的跳跃性感官感受与我们寻求刺激的动力有关，甚至被称为一种所谓的“快乐逆转”，也叫做“良性自虐机制”，我们从看似消极的感觉中获得快乐。