Profanity Can Sometimes Be the Best Medicine, Increasing Pain Tolerance by ~33%
www.psychiatrist.com
Swearing can reduce pain by triggering a physiological response, serving as a distraction, and providing emotional and social benefits.

cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/5372002

This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot.

The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/tyrion2024 on 2025-03-11 01:41:19+00:00.

Original Title: TIL research has found that swearing can reduce the perception of pain (providing a measurable analgesic effect) by as much as 33%. Because swearing is processed in so many different parts of the brain at once, it’s more effective than almost anything else at distracting from pain and discomfort.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    23·
    1 day ago

    This is why people with Tourettes tend to use curse words.

    And if I remember right it can apply to words like “fudge” or “cheese and rice” if you use them often enough as standins.

    It’s not about the word, it’s about the feeling behind it.

      • lolrightythen@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        22 hours ago

        I have a lot of time for folk that have the right word

        Edit - this is my google-given def

        plo·sive Phonetics adjective denoting a consonant that is produced by stopping the airflow using the lips, teeth, or palate, followed by a sudden release of air. “they are hard-sounding words with strong plosive consonants” noun a plosive speech sound. The basic plosives in English are t, k, and p (voiceless) and d, g, and b (voiced). “a filter attached to your microphone will limit plosives”