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aggressive instinct

in psychoanalytic theory, a derivative of the death instinct that directs destructive impulses away from the self and toward the outside world.

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January 19th 2025

stigmatophilia

stigmatophilia

n. sexual interest in and arousal by a partner who is tattooed or has scars, or by having oneself tattooed, particularly in the genital area.