The Science of SWEARING: Why Do We CURSE and Why It Can Be Good for You?

✏️Profanity (swearing, dirty talk or cursing) is widely used among people. Although the use of obscene language is considered vulgar or taboo, swearing can be healthy. Science confirms this. In this video I am talking about why and when we curse and how cursing affects our mental health. ⏩ Video chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:40 Why and when do we swear? 04:10 Swearing and stress response 05:57 The benefits of swearing 09:33 Pathological swearing 💕 My Must Read Books Recommendations : Reinventing Your Life https://amzn.to/3T9092w Stop Overthinking https://amzn.to/3NGEU7s Don't Believe Everything You Think https://amzn.to/3DErLqL Rewire Your Anxious Brain https://amzn.to/3hfOKAX Emotional Intelligence https://amzn.to/3TgIshW Explaining Humans https://amzn.to/3U9dtWa The Body Keeps the Score https://amzn.to/3UqGFb0 Undoing Depression https://amzn.to/3UqhZ2f Retrain Your Brain https://amzn.to/3UvBLJU The Developing Mind https://amzn.to/3hdytfZ 💥Support my mission: Patreon:   / butterflyeffecttube   PayPal: paypal.me/OksanaDeinum 📌Watch my other videos: Addicted to Gaming: how video gaming ruins lives:    • Addicted to Gaming: how video gaming ruins...   The Benefits of Sport on Mental Health:    • The Benefits of Sport on Mental Health | E...   Is Marijuana Bad for Your Brain?:    • Is Marijuana Bad for Your Brain? | What Ha...   🔔Subscribe for new videos every week:    / butterflyeffect_tube   ❤️Follow me on: Instagram: butterflyeffect_tube Facebook: thebutterflyeffect.tube Twitter: ButterflyE_tube Pinterest: thebutterflyeffecttube TikTok: butterflyeffect.tube 🧠Some references: Swearing and the Brain. Shlomit Finkelstein in Oxford Handbook of Taboo Words and Language, 2018. The Utility and Ubiquity of Taboo Words. Timothy Jay in Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2009. Swearing as a Response to Pain. Richard Stephens e.a. in Neuroreport, 2009 ❗️Disclaimer: My videos are not intended to provide diagnosis, therapy or psychological/medical advice. The information should not be considered as a substitution for advice from a healthcare professional, but for informational purposes only. *This description contains affiliate links. I may earn from qualifying purchases. This is not a sponsored post. All opinions are my own. #swearing #cursing #posttraumaticstressdisorder Music: www.bensound.com Figure1/afbeelding from MDPI: "Electrodermal Activity Sensor for Classification of Calm/Distress Condition" (under the Creative Commons Attribution License). Mark Rutte, Prime Minister, The Netherlands: Photo: Arno Mikkor (EU2017EE)/This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. Prefrontal cortex (left) - medial view: Polygon data were generated by Database Center for Life Science(DBCLS)/This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.1 Japan license.