This article aims to present a psychoanalytic interpretation of the term "masochism", based on the traits of the work of Léopold Sacher Masoch, wich became famous after the term was coined by Masoch's contemporary, Richard Von Krafft Ebing. It presents assumptions to masochism in the light of transference and countertransference. Identifying what may hinder healing and what is at play in and may cause a negative therapeutic reaction is one of the key moments that may be linked to masochism and its effects. The reflections herein are based on a case of pregnancy denial.
masochism; transference; body; jouissance; pregnancy denial