The french call orgasm "la petite mort", or "the little death." Indeed - extreme pleasure and pain approach each other in many ways. "Passion" comes from the

The french call orgasm "la petite mort", or "the little death." Indeed - extreme pleasure and pain approach each other in many ways. "Passion" comes from the word for suffering - so also is an emotion that has strong elements of pain. A good thing to remember when you are hurting.