WTF!!! Swearing Is Good For The Soul

Just recently, an autorickshaw guy tested the strength of his handlebars against mine when he took a sudden, unexpected turn – and the main problem was that my knuckles were in the way. So I got them knuckles scraped and bleeding, and WTF – I let fly at the guy, who hardly showed a reaction (I suspect he was drunk or doped out of his mind).

In any case, I felt a lot better after giving my vocabulary the good old practice – and fuming, I pushed off on my way. Well, the disgusting part was I had to get an anti-tetanus shot, which surprisingly made my upper arm go red and swollen – making life somewhat tough.

People who saw my bloody knuckles naturally wanted to know how – and when I told them, the unanimous question was – how did swearing or using ‘bad’ words help?

What a dumb question indeed!! It made me feel amazingly better. And as though by fate, I read yesterday that SWEARING IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH. No. I did not make that up – there are clinical studies to prove it 🙂

So what the *&#%?

Yes, you can swear because it is good for you.

Did you know even saints swear?

Just go ahead and swear when:

• you drop something heavy on a foot
• you break something really valuable – like, say, your wrist
• you press the delete button instead of the save key…

So why is swearing good for you?

It increases the heart rate, sets in motion the fight-or-flight response, and lessens pain. Most of all,  it’s free.

But hold on there…before you let loose those expletives at every chance you get – remember this:

Overuse can dull the effect it has on you,
You definitely don’t want your three-year-old asking for the *%&# crayons at playschool!

However, next time you slam the hammer into your thumb, let rip by all means. You deserve to feel better!