WTF!?! How Swearing can Help Manage Physical Pain, with Dr. Nick Washmuth

Causes or Cures - A podcast by Dr. Eeks

Send us a text In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks chats with Dr. Nick Washmuth about how swearing (cursing, saying "bad" words, dropping "f bombs") can be used to help manage physical pain. He discusses the theories for why swearing helps with physical pain, the evidence for it, specific case studies, and how it might be used in a clinical setting. He also describes if some swear words are "better" than others for managing physical pain and whether or not making up swear words has a...