Yes, it would seem that the torments of hell are preferred by many people to the mental pain entailed in consciously facing one's darkness, acknowledging one's destructiveness, bearing the shame and guilt and seeking to make reparation. I don't mean to suggest any conscious choice between these alternatives. It may misrepresent the situation to even refer to it as a choice.
Neurotics think that if they suffer torment they expiate guilt.
The perpetrator's self-torment is useless to the person he has injured. Just not following you here. I think you misunderstand me here. Thank you, Bernard. Yes, I was working on one corner of the puzzle and left a lot to be worked on later.