The individuals we come across in “slave wanted” advertisements enjoy being tortured and even pay for it. They also talk about what they can do in their advertisements on online platforms. He’s pretty flexible, from walking lists on a leash to eating poop.
Individuals who enjoy being tortured or tortured themselves are not new to the psychology literature, but psychology has had a hard time classifying individuals with this personality structure. There were problems about whether these individuals have a personality disorder or not. In DSM-III-R (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), that is, in the American Psychiatric Association’s disease classification booklet, this condition was referred to as “Sadistic Personality Disorder” and “Masocystic Personality Disorder”. The next version of the booklet, DSM-IV, was removed from the booklet due to insufficient observation data. In DSM-V, it was added to Sexual Perversion (Paraphilia) Disorders.
What is Sexual Autonomy (Masochism) Disorder?
Recurrent, sexual, or sexual harassment from being humiliated, beaten, bonded, or otherwise suffering as manifested by fantasies, urges, or behaviors for a period of at least six months. as much arousal.
Individuals with masochism disorder, defined in this way in DSM-V, introduce themselves as slaves and seek their own owner. With the development of technology, these searches were carried to online platforms with advertisements. These individuals are quite flexible in presenting their list of things they can do. For example, a list of a masochistic slave might include: “being a maid, being treated like a dog, being on a leash, being used as a coffee table, being used as a hospital ashtray, drinking urine, cleaning a toilet bowl”
Recurrent sexual arousal of inflicting bodily or mental pain on another, manifested as phantasies, urges, or behaviors over a period of at least six months.
Individuals with sadism, which is defined in this way in DSM-V, introduce themselves as owner/owner on online platforms and place advertisements as “slave wanted”. The definitions of slaves in the listings in the advertisements range from financial slaves to the slave who can do anything for himself.
3 Psychological Reasons Behind “I’m Looking for Slave” Advertisements
1. Sense of Belonging/Connection
According to the theory developed by John Bowlby et al. develops its first attachment to the mother between the ages of 0-2. The child, who cannot establish a secure bond with the mother, has a trust problem in adulthood. While living in fear of being abandoned at any moment, she prefers to stay away from romantic relationships with love and bonds.
2. Willing to Believe in One’s Strength
Some people seek shelter, while others want to be a haven. Individuals who want to be slaves feel strong next to their owners, whom they think are powerful. They feed off of their power. On the owner’s side, the pleasure brought by the power to control and dominate continues this relationship.
3. Believing That This Is Love
Children who have been beaten may see it as a way of showing love in later life.
In general, individuals with these two personalities find each other like pots and lids and cannot be separated from each other. Even if they break up, they find someone who has the characteristics of their partner, that is, a partner who makes them suffer.
Note: The information given in this article was written to raise awareness, not to diagnose and judge someone. Professional mental health services should be consulted for diagnosis, diagnosis and treatment.