I see many people on this forum talking about how they're masochistic due to a past event that was traumatizing, or emotional trauma. I understand how that sort of trauma could cause someone to be a masochist, however, I'm a masochist and I've never had any form of trauma. Is being a masochist just part of my sexuality, or is there a reason for it?

I mean, there must be something wrong with me, right? At least, that's what I've heard from most people. "Oh, you enjoy pain in a sexual way? You must have been horribly abused as a child and are now a crazy psychopath."