@DialUpModem
@user_878197
Eh, disturbing sure, but they seem to recognize the line between reality and fantasy. Nothing inherently wrong with having the
desire to do bad/fucked up shit. Problem is when desire turns into action. Therapy would probably still be a good idea to be safe, but I think someone who has those urges/thoughts but can't control/suppress them is way scarier. Also assuming everything they said was true and not simply being an edgelord it is possible they are an actual sociopath. They tend to have surprisingly good communications skills and unless they say something or you find something that lets you glimpse their personal thoughts you would never know what they were.
@crudelidiaboli
So here is the thing I have learned about S&M that is sometimes hard to get at a glance: It is all just a game. It's roleplay. It definitely hovers on a fine line, but 90% of the time it is just a game. From my perspective/opinion it is the sub that actually has all the control. All they have to do is utter the safeword and everything stops. A large part of the enjoyment IMO comes not from the pain/domination, it is from the trust you have between partners. There is a thrill in someone giving you control and letting you do what you want, even if it is an illusion. I imagine it is 100x better onc eyou have a partner you know and that trusts you enough to be gagged and bound in such a way that they can't actually say any safe words, but they know/trust you enough to be able to tell the difference between them pretending to struggle/ask you to stop and them actually doing so. It isn't for everyone, and definitely isn't for someone who isn't satisfied with the illusion of pain/control.
At the end of the day it is basically just the DnD of sex/kink. Some of us can get in character and enjoy it all that way without it ever being "real". I get having dark thoughts and impulses, I've been there. Still am some days, but I hope that for you they stay just thoughts/desires/impulses. Luckily you seem to take the "jail isn't worth it" approach which is good. But like the other people said, you may want to look into seeing a therapist. It doesn't even have to be with the goal/thought of "being cured" since there may be nothing to cure you of, but talking about this shit can help. They may also be able to help find ways to release your "pressure valve" and keeps things in check. And at the end of the day you always have the option/right to refuse any treatment they offer so long as you haven't actually hurt anyone.
Or you could just work for the IRS or as an EHR developer. Either job will ensure you are causing mental and possibly physical pain to hundreds, if not thousands of people every day! =D If you go the EHR route then it will be a good split of making healthcare professionals scream in pain/rage and making IT professionals scream in pain/rage. Having done healthcare IT for a few years I am convinced most of the devs are purposefully trying to make things as broken, complicated, and unfixable as possible.