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Submission/masochism as a martyr complex?
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Slightly weird question here, but have any other subs or masochists on here found that they have (or been accused of having) a martyr complex?

Something in my vanilla life made me realize that I sometimes willingly make things more difficult for myself than they need to be if I think itā€™s what someone wants. Even if they tell me I donā€™t have to, Iā€™ll do it for (what I perceive as) the sake of the relationship. Itā€™s hard to explain in specifics, and it doesnā€™t dominate my life or anything, itā€™s just a pattern Iā€™ve noticed.

Iā€™ve read that itā€™s a form of masochism, which made me wonder if itā€™s connected to my submissive tendencies. Do I want my future partner to dominate me because itā€™s enjoyable, or because I subconsciously think itā€™s not a ā€œrealā€ relationship if Iā€™m not suffering for it? Do I even really enjoy it, or am I just rewarding myself for vindicating the complex?

Iā€™ll cut myself off before I get too rambly, but Iā€™m curious if anyone else has noticed a similar association, in themselves or others. Alternatively, if there are any psychologists in the room, Iā€™d be happy for someone to give me a better explanation than the Wikipedia page.

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