‘‘Life is tough enough without making things even more difficult’’
Some people
choose people and situations that lead to disappointment, failure or
mistreatments even when better option are clearly available. Rejects
opportunities for pleasure or is reluctant to acknowledge enjoying himself or
herself (despite having adequate social skills and the capacity for pleasure).Such
individuals are called masochistic
personality or term we may use self-defeating
personality.
Although,
Masochists often exhibits features of other personality disorders. The
resulting moods and actions that these individuals manifest give a different
coloration to the basic masochistic pattern that makes them similar to.
Variants of masochistic personality-
A)
The Self –Undoing
Masochist-
From the outside, such persons seems gratified by misfortune, failure or
humiliation, preferring instead of be disgraced, victimized or even ruined.
Driven by a ‘’success neurosis’’. They
experience favourable outcomes as producing anxiety and guilt, not pleasure and
happiness.
B)
The Possessive Masochist-
Possessive masochists give constantly of themselves. However, they are
unable to let go their attachments. Instead, they become self-sacrificing that
others are unable to withdraw from them without feeling incredibly cruel.
Possessive masochists intrudes into the daily affair of their children, spouses,
friends and peers meddling in activities, romance, occupation etc.
C)
Oppressed Masochists-
Oppressed masochists mope around complaining of their terrible condition
but the end by saying ‘’But don’t let my suffering make you worry about me. Do
what is best for you’’. Hypochondriacal manipulations may come to the fore when
no other method of gaining love and dependence seems available.
D)
The Virtuous Masochists-
Virtuous masochists are proudly unselfish and self-
sacrificial, self- denial, asceticism and stoic tolerance of a diversity are
seen as noble and righteous, a sign of purity and saintliness, the
glorification of misery.
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