Why do we sometimes derive pleasure from physical pain?

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For instance, if you’ve ever cut a nail too short and keep pressing on that spot, or enjoyed getting spanked during sex?

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Pain and pleasure are similarly processed sensory inputs.  Use the same systems and the same regions of the brain to make sense of what’s happening.

What separates the two is experience;  is there some kind of “reward” (not only sexual) for enduring the pain and is repeatable

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