Swearing is considered taboo and bad habits, yet is it beneficial to swear? There has been recent studies done that show that swearing actually releases endorphins, and actually reduces stress. Swearing has even been proven to reduce pain through the release of endorphins as well, as well as triggering the fight or flight response and increasing rate heart. This reduction in pain perception and feeling better afterwards is a big benefit from swearing, yet societal standards say to not swear in order to “be polite”. Will this perception eventually change? For example, in the late 1990s and early 2000s, you could not say the words “b**ch” or “sh*t” on air. That perception is changing as in recent years, and it’s now allowed to say both of those words on television. It’s interesting because it seems that the stigma behind these words are slowly fading, but other words are beginning to come about with heavier negative connotations and a new “age” of swear words are coming about. It’s interesting to think as to whether or not the release of endorphins might actually decrease by saying the same swears, between older and younger generations. An experiment could even be performed, and see if pain perception is relieved more in older generations when saying swear words that hold a heavier meaning to them.
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