Autosadism is the paraphilia involving sexual arousal from inflicting pain or humiliation on oneself. It can be viewed as a form of masochism, or a sublimated form of sadism, or simply (in the case of pain alone) a way of gratifying algolagnia, the sexual desire for pain. In psychology and sexology, paraphilia (in Greek para παρά = besides and -philia φιλία = love) is a term that describes sexual arousal in response to sexual objects or situations which may interfere with the capacity for reciprocal affectionate sexual activity. ... Sexual arousal is the process and state of an animal being ready for sexual activity. ... Pain is an unpleasant sensation which may be associated with actual or potential tissue damage and which may have physical and emotional components. ... Humiliation is literally the act of being made humble, or reduced in standing or prestige. ... Flogging demonstration at Folsom Street Fair 2004. ... Flogging demonstration at Folsom Street Fair 2004. ... Algolagnia (from the greek άλγος algos meaning pain and λαγνεία lagnia meaning lust) is the paraphilia of deriving sexual pleasure from physical pain. ...