Monday, July 13, 2009

Ding Dong It All, That Hurt

News comes to us today that swearing may make pain more tolerable.

That muttered curse word that reflexively comes out when you stub your toe could actually make it easier to bear the throbbing pain, a new study suggests.

I’ve been known to utter a curse, or three, when I’ve accidentally injured myself, and I must admit that the explosive expletive emitted from my mouth in response has been cathartic.

With that said, I also recall my old chief of the boat, the COB we called him, who had been in the submarine service for over twenty-six years when I was on the LA, never uttered a curse word in the entire four years I served with him.  His displeasures, when uttered, whether for pain or poor seamanship, were “bloody” this or that, or a hearty “blasted” idiot, which I think would also be cathartic.

I do not think that uttering a curse is necessary for individuals to bear pain, and that a uttering hearty “ding dong it all” would probably serve the same cathartic purpose.

Swearing Makes Pain More Tolerable

Via Fred Lapides.

 

Posted by John Venlet on 07/13 at 07:42 AM
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