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.

良性受虐指我欢消极经历，当我不知道什么坏事会发生在我身上。

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

事实上，克拉克先生举动看起来自愿——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那种最糟糕自虐，但我得理解得更深一点。

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如何起作用，但研究人员表示，良性受虐也你可能欢吃辣椒或坐过山车原因。

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).

她对性描述毫不拘谨且引人注目，性开始，不终点。性爱往往会陷入一种萎靡停滞状态（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，吃辣椒素感觉翻跟头与寻求刺激驱动力有关，甚至一种被称为享乐逆转形式，也被称为良性受虐狂，我从看似消极感觉中获得快乐。

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，吃到辣椒素跳跃性感官感受与我寻求刺激动力有关，甚至被称为一种所谓“快乐逆转”，也叫做“良性自虐机制”，我从看似消极感觉中获得快乐。