I searched the forums first for this topic, but didn't find. I'm sorry if I missed it and am reposting.

Age-old question, I know, but I am curious as what people believe about the notion I have heard many times that punishment is different from play. Punishment should not be enjoyable (by either party, I suppose).

However, I find that I enjoy the concept of being punished- not the idea of sincerely upsetting Master, no... but i don't know, there's an emotional release, I suppose, of being brought back into my boundaries, besides of course, the sexual turn-on of being spanked or having my hair pulled, etc...

But I still found I got Master's point, when He was making one, even though I enjoyed the punishment.

What do other subs/ slaves, Masters/ Mistresses/ Dom/mes think?