❓ About
I’m an amateur psychologist with no formal training in psychology whatsoever. I have a Ph.D. in an unrelated field. β, Ph.D. is my pen name.
I’m very interested in sexual psychology, and especially in the study of the sexual interest known as masochism.
The Beta Chronicles: Sexual Psychology & Science Substack is my publication. It’s organized in the following eight series of writings that I tend to write in parallel, as my curiosity tends to scatter in multiple directions. Four of them specifically cover masochism while the others have a more general scope.
Focus on masochism
The Psychology of Male Masochism describes the psychology behind the often obscure fantasies of male masochists, with the goal of covering all the major fantasies.
The Thematic Structure of Male Masochism describes the finite number of themes that underlie all of the seemingly endless masochistic fantasies of men, with the goal of modeling the hidden structure of masochism.
Historical Cases of Masochism unearths forgotten case reports of masochistic fantasies in men from the 19th century, demonstrating that the kinks of male masochists are immutable through time.
The Complete History of Masochism is an upcoming series where I trace the history of the scientific study of masochism from the 19th century till today.
General scope
Kuriosa is my commentary on the online world of fetish. It profiles independent Femdom models and features thoughtful and informed critiques of fetish clips.
Theoretics groups my original theoretical contributions to the field of sexual psychology.
Empirics groups my original empirical contributions, such as novel case reports of paraphilias, as well as my review and critique of scientific studies.
Musings on a variety of subjects related to sexual psychology & science. They’re short, thought-provoking, and sometimes satirical.
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📞 Contact
For inquiries, contact the Gmail address beginning with “betachronicles”. You can also chat with me here on Substack or on Reddit.
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