During the pain thread several people mentioned or at least I understood it to mean that when they are punished they enjoy that form of pain. To me a punishment is an act that causes negative reinforcment of a behavior. By that I mean that if you do something wrong a consequence is chosen that will encourage you not to repeat that offense, i.e. spanking. To me if you get pleasure from the punishment that defeats the intended purpose. One could argue then that you may misbehave to intentionally get punished. In the case of one sub I had who liked spankings I would not spank her as punishment.

Perhaps I have misunderstood the meaning of several different people. Then again there may be a new way of looking at this I have not considered would appreciate any feedback.