35 Disturbing Photos That Made People Suffer (New Pics)

We at Bored Panda were lucky enough to get in touch with the subreddit's moderator, u/amazonchic2, and the rest of the team to get an inside scoop on how the page is operated. They told us, "Our moderator team is made up of a diverse group of individuals from all corners of the world.

We have mods from ages 18 - 45, single mods living with parents to married moderators with children. We stay connected on Discord, discussing content that comes up or activity happening within the sub. Each moderator is encouraged to put life first, and we attend to our duties as moderator between work and personal life."

It's been 4 years since the team added a new member. So we were curious to know if they plan to expand it any time soon. "The current team has been able to stay abreast of the content submitted. About 18 months ago, the subreddit was changed by Reddit itself to an 18+ community. At that point, we were required to make all posts NSFW, and we chose to make all posts pending moderator approval.

This significantly slowed traffic eventually. The moderators asked Reddit to reverse the decision to be 18+, but Reddit would not allow the change back. Posts are no longer pending moderator approval, but the traffic has never rebounded completely. r/MakeMeSuffer used to get hundreds of daily posts and now gets much less. Comments are also down significantly, but many of the comments were from trolls and were removed due to hate speech or rude/uncivil comments."

In addition, the moderator revealed what the team does behind the scenes. "The main roles of moderators are reviewing reports from the community on posts and comments that may break a posted rule or just not be the type of content for this subreddit.

Reviewing incoming emails is also a large part of a moderator's duties. Responding to members of the community as they have concerns takes time. Training new moderators and reviewing concerns with the moderator team are also important to ensure everyone is on the same page and is working to respond in a similar fashion."

We also reached out to psychologist and founder and CEO of the Private Therapy Clinic, Dr. Becky Spelman, to find out why so many people enjoy searching for or sharing disturbing images online.

She told us, "The captivation with disgust, particularly in the context of sharing disturbing images online, such as on the subreddit “Make Me Suffer,” can be attributed to several psychological factors. Firstly, there's a phenomenon known as "benign masochism," where people derive pleasure from experiences that are initially perceived as negative.

This can include watching scary movies, eating extremely spicy food, or, in this case, viewing disturbing images. It's a form of thrill-seeking, where the knowledge that these experiences are not actually harmful allows people to enjoy the sensation of being "disgusted" in a safe environment. Additionally, there's a social aspect: sharing and discussing these images can create a sense of community and shared experience, which can be appealing."