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Tangential, but I recall a pop sci write up of a paper that claimed the experience of pain was lessened if the experiencer was allowed to swear. Fact-checking t
by akdor1154 6y ago
Tangential, but I recall a pop sci write up of a paper that claimed the experience of pain was lessened if the experiencer was allowed to swear.
Fact-checking this claim is left as an exercise for the reader, sorry.
- parenthesis 6y agoI think I tend to say 'ow' very loudly, and then start swearing at the inanimate object whose fault it clearly was.
- Aeolun 6y agoSounds correct to me. Swearing (with whatever words) takes your mind of your stubbed toe. I don’t think the actual words are relevant to the act of swearing.