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Swearing may be good for your health

User Profile: pamharley003
pamharley003 June 18th, 2025

When we use profanity it can help us lower stress, anxiety and depression. Cursing is the low end of self-help, when we curse out loud or under or breath, it gives us a sense of power and control over a bad situation.

When we were growing up we were taught by our parents and teachers that cursing is not appropriate. Now as adults I b et somewhere in a day a curse word is said, maybe while driving, walking in stores. I know we try not to curse but it is a part of everyday life.

Swearing can help us with overwhelming emotions. It helps us with pain and occassionally we curse when we strike a hammer on our fingers (been there ).Swearing enables us to stike out at people who make us mad, it can be used as a force of control over someone. 

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If you have ever cursed how did you feel afterwards?

Do you try not to curse ?

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User Profile: Tinywhisper11
Tinywhisper11 June 18th, 2025

@pamharley003 I was in the clothes store swearing loudly, and I got kicked out🙁 apparently the ladie 's wear department is not actually for swearing😮😮😂😂😂 only jk😂

 I live in a care home and our of respect for others here I don't swear, well not out loud💖

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User Profile: Amanda84
Amanda84 June 19th, 2025

@Tinywhisper11 can imagine you trying to hold back 🤣

User Profile: Amanda84
Amanda84 June 19th, 2025

@Tinywhisper11 that must be why I'm banned too, explains an awful lot 🤣

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User Profile: Tinywhisper11
Tinywhisper11 June 19th, 2025

@Amanda84 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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User Profile: Amanda84
Amanda84 June 19th, 2025

@pamharley003 sometimes when a situation or person is really annoying, I have been known to curse, or when I step on Lego or stub my toe, we are all only human 😁 but I try not to ket it because directed towards anyone during an argument because that's what ultimately becomes the subject 💜

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User Profile: Amanda84
Amanda84 June 19th, 2025

@Amanda84 try not to let it be directed towards any one person!

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User Profile: Tinywhisper11
Tinywhisper11 June 19th, 2025

@Amanda84 did you swear at me when we had the water fight?? Or pillow fight?? I bet you did😂😂

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User Profile: Amanda84
Amanda84 June 19th, 2025

@Tinywhisper11 where would be the fun if I didn't 😁 and baring in mind you did run over my feet multiple times 🤣

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User Profile: Tinywhisper11
Tinywhisper11 June 19th, 2025

@Amanda84 👀👀 not guilty 👀👀😈👀

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User Profile: Amanda84
Amanda84 June 19th, 2025

@Tinywhisper11 🤣🤣

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User Profile: purpleTree4652
purpleTree4652 June 19th, 2025

@pamharley003

Hi, Pam,

I love to swear.  It's like yelling OW.  It makes me feel good.  

User Profile: dhabib
dhabib June 19th, 2025

@pamharley003 anger angry and scared and sad 

User Profile: Creamyyy
Creamyyy June 19th, 2025

@pamharley003 the voice in my mind swears or when no one is around i might use a swear word to myself. It does help.

But no im extremely careful not to use it in front of others. I once had a slip in front of my little nibling and it didnt set a good example for him and I felt ashamed. So no - never in front of people. Its bad manners.

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User Profile: pamharley003
pamharley003 OP June 19th, 2025

@Creamyyy

I try not to curse in front of others also but if I do I apologize for it and tell them it is how I am feeling 

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User Profile: frankSugar400
frankSugar400 June 19th, 2025

you’re wrong tho

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User Profile: mytwistedsoul
mytwistedsoul June 19th, 2025

@frankSugar400 Wrong? How so? While it may not help everyone it's been researched and can reduce the perception of pain by as much as 33%.

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User Profile: frankSugar400
frankSugar400 June 19th, 2025

cuz ur blaming others instead of watching urself

BS coping mechanism that does more bad then good

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User Profile: mytwistedsoul
mytwistedsoul June 19th, 2025

@frankSugar400 I'm not sure I follow what you mean.  How is it blaming others?  It may be a BS coping mechanism but I can think of worse ones.

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User Profile: frankSugar400
frankSugar400 June 19th, 2025

meaning u can’t say swearing is good cuz it does more bad then good

also of there are worse ones but that doesn’t make it good

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User Profile: mytwistedsoul
mytwistedsoul June 19th, 2025

@frankSugar400 Ok. We just have a difference of opinions.  :)

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User Profile: frankSugar400
frankSugar400 June 19th, 2025

it’s a fact but sure ;)

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User Profile: mytwistedsoul
mytwistedsoul June 19th, 2025

@frankSugar400 The science of it is a fact too. 

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User Profile: mytwistedsoul
mytwistedsoul June 19th, 2025

I'm still not sure how you figure swearing is blaming others. And just because a coping mechanism is bad that doesn't necessarily make it wrong. Not if it helps in the moment

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User Profile: Tinywhisper11
Tinywhisper11 June 19th, 2025

@frankSugar400 I'm completely agreeing with @mytwistedsoul I may not be a great coping mechanism and it's not going to help every one. But statistics are real and if it helps some people then there's no need to knock it 💖

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User Profile: mytwistedsoul
mytwistedsoul June 19th, 2025

@pamharley003 I think it can be cathartic, a release, physically, mentally and emotionally. I swear a lot. I try to be a little more careful around children or what I consider polite company.

User Profile: Franse
Franse June 19th, 2025

Well, this is helpful. As Argentines, we've culturally internalized the "insult" as a game, a joke, or a simple everyday expression. I'm trying to change that. Thanks for the information.

User Profile: fossilfellow
fossilfellow June 19th, 2025

@pamharley I'm from a place where cursing is very common even at my house... I feel like I'm used to hearing them and I don't really take anything personal but still cursing can be trouble some sometimes... I had a habit of cursing every now and then... but as I'm growing I am trying to reduce this... but yeah swearing to myself does helps claming me down when I'm frustrated due of something. 🤍