Fershlugginer.

[madbaker]

Swearing Can Make You Feel Less Pain

Comments

[lyahdan.livejournal.com]

I'd be curious how repeating a nonsense word/sound would compare. People can control/process pain through breath and vocalizing; which is basically what's behind those Lamaze lessons. Sounds like they may be hitting on some of the brain activity involved in that--rather than curse words specifically having some sort of magical pain relieving ability.

[bonacorsi.livejournal.com]

damn you

[kahnegabs.livejournal.com]

I came up with the same idea, it must be a logical assumption. I think it's accurate.

Axolotl.

[albionwood.livejournal.com]

Now they need to repeat the study with faux-swear words, like frell, frak, fershlugginer... Why so many f-words, one wonders?