The More You Swear the Less Pain You Feel

Do you enjoy using foul language? You ought to be. It turns out that swearing is a universal remedy for all ills, provided they are merely mild discomforts. The more you curse, the less pain you'll experience. The next time you stub your toe and want to drop an F-bomb, this will come in handy.

To put their hands in icy water, more than 90 people were instructed. They kept it there until the agony from the cold started to set in. Their limit for suffering was that. The participants were asked to perform the task once more in later assessments, but this time they were allowed to use some test phrases.

The F-word was one among them, and others included fictitious swear terms like "twizpipe." Only those who spoke the F-word loudly were able to endure the agony for a longer period of time, proving that it had a pain-relieving impact. They were able to withstand more pain the more they cursed.