I want to know answers to the following questions :Why do I feel curious sometimes to check out sites of real accidents such as Documenting Reality or Live Leak ?Why do I feel nauseous when I have seen a few of these events, such as videos / images of real motorcycle accidents ?I am confused that I feel both occasionally (every 3 months say) curious to see what really happens to people in these accidents as well as feel physically ill once I have seen that.I suppose this is somewhat similar to the reason people slow down to take a look at a motor vehicle accident while driving past on the highway.I guess what I am also interested in is -- how is it possible for people to feel turned on by this same content -- such as self harmers or psychopaths? Is there a causal emotional chain that could be explained the reactions of such people as compared with the feeling of aversion ... or is such arousal just random and unexplainable?
Explanations of responses to real graphic harm
emotion;social cognition