Swearing eases pain

[Debi]

Swearing like a trooper eases pain just like pills, study shows

FORGET popping a paracetamol — swearing like a trooper will ease your pain, a study shows. Effing and blinding, especially shouting s**t and f***, is so effective, researchers say it should be enco…

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[Paulm]

if that catches on its gonna make physical therapy offices quite entertaining

 

[Paulm]

but, it does work, at least for me everytime i hit my thumb with a hammer.

 

[Debi]

but, it does work, at least for me everytime i hit my thumb with a hammer.

I heard a lot of that yesterday when the boys were working outside. They came in and did a joint apology..."Just in case you heard some of that, mom..." It was cold and they kept dropping things on themselves...OUCH was not one of the words I heard.

 

[ozentity]

I think it definitely eases pain. I try not to swear in general not only to be polite but because it loses it's intensity when I need it.

 

[GoneWestUtah]

I've known this intuitively for decades. Now I can wave the article in front of my wife, who thinks cussing after an unexpected, sudden pain a character flaw.

The behavior wouldn't have evolved if there wasn't a good reason for it.

Q.E.D.

 

[Paulm]

The behavior wouldn't have evolved if there wasn't a good reason for it.

thats how swearing was invented, a guy walking through a cactus field bare foot.....instant curse words.........shortly to be followed by the invention of shoes..............(probably because his wife told him to quit cussing and do something about it)

 

[crux]

Damn right!