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If This Is True, I Should Be WAY More Relaxed Than I Am
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We've talked about Rage Yoga, the yoga that involves cursing and acting out, but that's just part of the overall concept that swearing can help you relax. Some research supports this -- swearing can "help you become more persuasive," the story claims, "and increase pain tolerance," especially if you rarely swear otherwise. I mean, you KNOW that -- hit a thumb with a hammer and everyone from the Pope to the Devil will curse a blue streak -- but the science is that swearing may trigger a "fight or flight" stress response. So, science. There's a justification for your foul mouth. (BBC)
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