Swearing helps with pain — but only if you don't do it all the time

Swearing helps with pain — but only if you don't do it all the time

Researchers at Keele University have proven what stubbed-toe sufferers have long known: swearing actually helps with pain. According to Wikipedia, in a 2009 study published in NeuroReport, Richard Stephens and colleagues found that subjects could hold their hands in ice water for twice as long while swearing compared to using neutral words. — Read the rest The post Swearing helps with pain — but only if you don't do it all the time appeared firs…