Sadism is a sexual emotion in which the individual becomes aroused by whipping a member of the other sex. Other forms of sexual sadism include spanking, corporal punishment, flogging, paddling, as well as humiliation inflicted upon another person. The sadist is the individual who becomes erotically stimulated by punishing the other person. Sadism becomes a means of releasing inhibitions and stimulating the libido. Most sadists find that without the use of this form of punishment or infliction of pain, they find themselves impotent or frigid.