Why is it fun to abuse?
Swearing is bad, but why do we enjoy
doing it?
Is it because we are trying to be a
little wicked or is there a change in our mind and body when we abuse?
This happens to all of us, when we
stumble or get injured in traffic or spill tea, we suddenly utter rude words.
Instinctively we say something about
such an incident and usually these conspiracies that come out of our mouths
give us relief and like a magic we get a sinful instant relief.
Well, some of us use concoctions more
than others and sometimes people can do it even when they are very happy.
But you have to admit that it is
found in every culture and in every language. And it doesn't have to be
specific to humans.
So what's the science behind abusive
gossip?
"Emotions are hard to come
by," says Dr. Emma Byrne, an expert on the subject and author of
"Swearing from Good for You."
"It's the kind of language we
use when we're shocked, surprised, happy, joked or aggressive," she says.
But it is a cultural issue that is understood within a particular society,
linguistic group, society, country or religion.
"We decide by consensus what
abuse is, and this consensus has a lot to do with what is forbidden in a
particular culture," explains Dr. Byrne. In some cultures, the mention of
body parts hurts emotions, in some places the name of animals, in some places
the mention of diseases, and in some places it is related to a bodily function.
"But abuse is a key element of
gossip: in order to hurt feelings, you need to use the taboos that exist in
this society."
"It's the kind of language you
wouldn't use on special occasions, such as a job interview, or the first
meeting with your potential mother-in-law," says Dr. Byrne.
Another listener, Michael, says:
"I am filled with joy, surprise, sadness, pain and anger. And it is the
best expression of my feelings. "
"I don't abuse too much,"
says Clara. I think it removes its sharpness. You want to save it for a special
occasion. "
Of course there will be people who
never abuse, but most of us will agree that these conspiracies give us a sense
of energy.
Dr. Byrne's observations show that if
a person's left side of the brain is paralyzed due to paralysis and he is
unable to speak, he can still abuse.
"It seems that we have a very
strong emotional connection with certain parts of the language and those words
are stored in another part of the brain. The part of a person's brain where the
language is safe and can be deprived of the ability to speak that works under a
regular order, as I am doing at the moment, but it still He will be able to
abuse without any reason.
Dr. Byrne explains: "Abuse is so
strong in our emotions that the words we need to insult are stored in many
places in our muscles. That way, we have backups when we need them.
Dr. Richard Steve is a professor of
psychology at Kelly University and the head of the Sweeney Lab, where research
on the subject of Galum Gluch is carried out. "I don't understand how
cursing in a state of pain brings relief," he said.
To test if abusive use helps in
severe cases, an experiment is done in which your hand is placed in a bucket
full of ice and it is seen how long you can tolerate it. ۔ This experiment is done twice on a
person, once he is asked to swear and the second time he is asked to utter
abusive words.
Experts concluded that during the
experiment, when people were really abusive, they could keep their hands in the
snow for a long time, while using alternative words reduced their ability to
endure the pain. According to him, this is because alternative words do not
have the same relationship with our emotions as real abuses.
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