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SparklyKatie On March 07, 2014
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#1New Post! Jul 13, 2009 @ 12:45:44
Uttering expletives when you hurt yourself is a sensible policy, according to scientists who have shown swearing can help reduce pain.

A study by Keele University researchers found volunteers who cursed at will could endure pain nearly 50% longer than civil-tongued peers.

They believe swearing helps us downplay being hurt in favour of a more pain-tolerant machismo.

The work by Dr Richard Stephens' team appears in the journal NeuroReport.

Dr Stephens, from Keele's school of psychology, came up with the idea for the study after swearing when he accidentally hit his thumb with a hammer as he built a garden shed.

He recruited 64 volunteers to take part and each individual was asked to submerge their hand in a tub of freezing water for as long as possible while repeating a swear word of their choice.

They were then asked to repeat the experiment, this time using a more commonplace word that they would use to describe a table.

Despite their initial expectations, the researchers found that the volunteers were able to keep their hands plunged in the ice water for a longer period of time when repeating the swear word.

https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8147170.stm

So next time someone tells you off for swearing when you stub your toe you can tell them it's helping reduce the pain
sugarflyguy On March 15, 2010
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#2New Post! Jul 13, 2009 @ 12:48:34
OK, let me start by swearing, so I reduce the pain in my hand F*** that S*** that
plebian_angel On April 25, 2012
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#3New Post! Jul 13, 2009 @ 12:50:16
Always works for me
sugarflyguy On March 15, 2010
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#4New Post! Jul 13, 2009 @ 12:51:02
Ah, there you go, all gone
PhoenixNebula On February 25, 2010
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#5New Post! Jul 13, 2009 @ 12:52:20
I love this post Katie, good job!
SKUBER On July 20, 2009

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#6New Post! Jul 13, 2009 @ 12:57:31
Here Mr.Scientist!
epicnessincarnate On April 06, 2010




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#7New Post! Jul 13, 2009 @ 13:14:04
@SparklyKatie Said

They were then asked to repeat the experiment, this time using a more commonplace word that they would use to describe a table.



all that proved was that describing tables when u get hurt doesnt help at all!!
loveis On January 15, 2010
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#8New Post! Jul 13, 2009 @ 17:16:04
You know, I didn't read this article, but I'd have to say I agree, because if I hurt myself, like stub a toe, or smash a finger, the first things out of my mouth are "youuu mother f----r!!

It helps!
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