What are modern martyrs worth?

Physical Pain and Guilty Pleasures

“…Supportive of this link between adversity and self-reward, research has demonstrated that victims of misfortune indulge in self-rewarding behavior (Bishop & Lane, 2000; Fetchenhauer & Huang, 2004; Freud, 1917; Li & Moore, 2001). Other work has shown that unfair treatment makes people feel more entitled, and more likely, to compensate the self (Austin & Walster, 1975; Davis, 1945; Zitek, Jordan, Monin, & Leach, 2010). People feel justified and less guilty about indulging in self-rewarding behavior when they have been the victims of injustice.…”