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The Healing Power of 4-letter Words

ragyabaragyaba
edited July 2009 in Buddhism Today
"... [R]esearchers measured ... heart rates [of volunteer test subjects], and timed how long they could keep their hands in ... ice water. On average, people were able to withstand the pain for significantly longer if they cursed than if they did not. Swearing also increased heart rate and decreased subjective reports of pain."

From the article:

http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/13/cursing-and-pain-relief/

Comments

  • NirvanaNirvana aka BUBBA   `     `   South Carolina, USA Veteran
    edited July 2009
    Not sure this is a current event, but here goes:
  • NirvanaNirvana aka BUBBA   `     `   South Carolina, USA Veteran
    edited July 2009
    And a few more on my list:
  • bushinokibushinoki Veteran
    edited July 2009
    and I was beginning to think I might have a heart attack before I redeploy, because of all the swearing I do. Oh, wait, swearing increases heart rate, so I probably will. Oh well, there's no replacing the computer I'm stuck with.
  • jj5jj5 Medford Lakes, N.J. U.S.A. Veteran
    edited July 2009
    ragyaba wrote: »
    "... [R]esearchers measured ... heart rates [of volunteer test subjects], and timed how long they could keep their hands in ... ice water. On average, people were able to withstand the pain for significantly longer if they cursed than if they did not. Swearing also increased heart rate and decreased subjective reports of pain."

    From the article:

    http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/13/cursing-and-pain-relief/
    it works for me! lol
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