This is an interesting juxtaposition. I am deliberately intensely optimistic - I also happen to have a sadism paraphilia. I've had the intuition these mindsets

This is an interesting juxtaposition. I am deliberately intensely optimistic - I also happen to have a sadism paraphilia. I've had the intuition these mindsets are related, but this is the first time I've seen a mechanism. A sufficiently intense optimism might say "I don't care that giving up social media gives you withdrawel pains, you're doing it!". A sadistic attitude towards myself (or whoever's masochistic enough to ask my advice) might help cut through the kind of pity that would prevent pushing a painful but healthy change.