I'm reading this book called "A New Earth". It describes how some people have more prevalent "pain bodies" than others. It is an addiction the pain. Not necessarily in a masochistic manner, but loosely, the drama gives them a fix. It's the reason we get caught up in a cause that we believe to be beneficial and go off the rails with it in an aggressive manner. It's the reason we love watching actions movies where others are harmed. It's the reason people wake up LOOKING to fukk someone up who gives them a wrong look. It's the reason we scream out "world star" and instigate incidents. It's the reason females love to argue and blow small matter up to unbelievable proportion. It's the reason we channel "justified" anger and call others racial terms, whether it be "******", "c00n", or "cac".
You should read the book though, It has great information and has made a difference in my life.