i have no idea why either, but i have the same urge. i have no idea if its a result of abuse or what but i definitely want to get the hell beaten out of me.
I guess sometimes it's the type of "I expect it to happen" that slowly transforms into "I want it to happen."
Like when I lived in an apartment, I heard the door opening and closing sounds every day several times year round so much so that they became a part of my daily routine, and when I moved out, I, of course, stopped hearing those noises, but it disturbed me. I like routines, I like when things stay the same, changes are hard for me, so even though not having to hear doors opening and closing all the time would be a good thing for many, for me it was stressing, as if something was wrong. I actually was able to destress by just starting to open and close doors for fun until I got used to the change.
Even if a change is positive it can still be really hard for me. Because it takes several weeks/months for my brain to adjust.
It's even the same with people. I was on one forum where one member annoyed the hell out of me and I wish they left. Then they stopped posting and I got really worried, because I had gotten so used to seeing their annoying posts all the time that not seeing them felt weird and unnatural.
Human brains are often like that. They like it when things stay the same even if that would be unhealthy and toxic and wrong. Getting used to new things, learning new things, takes energy. Depressed people often have little energy.
Human brains often think familiarity=safety, even when it isn't like that. Your brains see things one way and you see things the other way. Kinda like how your brain might want you to eat lots of candy/pizza/burger even though your mind knows it's unhealthy for you to eat lots of it.