Swearing can reduce the feeling of pain.

[trekkiedane]

Scientists have discovered that uttering swear words can help to lessen the feeling of physical pain.

The study by researchers at Keele University found that volunteers were able to withstand pain for longer when they swore compared to when they used words which were not offensive.

Linky

Not exactly news, but now we finally have proof that swearing is good for something - or put in a slightly different way: people that don't swear are less good at certain things

Your thoughts please!

Do you swear?

What makes you swear?

 

[freak]

I do swear at times because of ignorant people who bite my head off for no apparant reason. That makes my blood boil.

 

[Plecostomus]

Funny but this is front-page news at both machine-shop forums I go to. Those of us who work with our hands (and occasionally bork a finger or three!) have known this for centuries.

 

[trekkiedane]

I do swear at times because of ignorant people who bite my head off for no apparant reason. That makes my blood boil.

Apparently it also helps to swear when experiencing emotional pain

Funny but this is front-page news at both machine-shop forums I go to. Those of us who work with our hands (and occasionally bork a finger or three!) have known this for centuries.

Indeed, as I said: Not exactly news

 

[Luckyflux]

My buddy always says I swear too much. You know what I tell him? #@%& Off!

 

[nevermore]

Do you swear?

My first word was "shit", so, yeah.

What makes you swear?

Being awake. Well, I assume. At least, I'm not aware of any sleep swearing. Anything's possible though.

 

[CorporalClegg]

So if everyone were to suddenly unleash their inner Tourette, the world would be a much happier place?

 

[trekkiedane]

So if everyone were to suddenly unleash their inner Tourette, the world would be a much happier place?

Nope, but it would be a lot less painful living in it.

 

[Aurian]

I swear way too much.. and when I hurt myself I don't swear at all. I go silent. VERY silent.

Prolly why it hurts like ****

 

[sidious618]

This is excellent news.

 

[JonathonWally]

No shit

 

[Luckyflux]

None?

 

[trekkiedane]

I swear way too much.. and when I hurt myself I don't swear at all. I go silent. VERY silent.

Not always, but on occasion, I do the very same thing! -i must be a masochist! - oh, right, I am!

 

[RJDiogenes]

Yes, swearing reduces pain. This is why all Mods swear like pirates.

 

[tomalak301]

I sometimes swear, but I look at someone who swears incessantly and I wonder what kind of vocabulary they really have. I guess now I know why they do it.

 

[the_wildcard]

If it does not reduce the pain it sure helps take the pain off your mind, haha.

 

[alasdairsim]

I'll feel less guilty now when I do it, haha.

 

[DiSiLLUSiON]

Good news; but it's not anything we didn't know already.