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Scientists Say People Who Swear A Lot Actually Make Better Friends

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Scientists associate swearing with honest and genuine people, as expletives are used to express sincerity and raw feelings.

Finding a true and loyal friend these days seems to be quite a challenge. Many people have become self-centered and dishonest, and even more have lost faith in friendships.

However, don’t lose hope, as you might have looked for in the wrong place all this time! Yup, your soul mate might be among those that swear the most in your life!

We have been taught that swearing is an unacceptable habit, but science says that people who swear are more intelligent and possibly make better friends!

A collaborative team from the Maastricht University in the Netherlands, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Stanford and the University of Cambridge claim that people who swear are less likely to be associated with lying and deception…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

 

Swearing is often used to express sincerity and raw feelings, so these people are considered more honest and genuine.

People who tend to swear to tend to let off steam this way and are less likely to harm themselves or others when under pressure. Swearing is their way to destress, and it makes them more honest and dependable than a person who doesn’t.

As swearing is basically an honest representation of one’s feelings, people who swear more are likely to be honest, so they make better friends.

Dr. David Stillwell, a lecturer in Big Data Analytics at the University of Cambridge, and a co-author of the paper maintains that there is a complex relationship between dishonesty and profanity:

“Swearing is often inappropriate but it can also be evidence that someone is telling you their honest opinion. Just as they aren’t filtering their language to be more palatable, they’re also not filtering their views. “

Researchers conducted the study in two parts.

In the first part, they asked 276 participants to complete a questionnaire and down their favorite swear words, noting which of them they use the most. Then, they rated their reasons for using them and took a lie detector test to check if they were telling what they considered acceptable, or they were writing down the truth.

The result?- Those participants who wrote down more swear words were less likely to be lying.

For the second part of the study, data were collected from 75 thousand Facebook users. Researchers measured their use of profanity during online social interactions and discovered that those who used swear words more often were more likely to use pronouns like “I” or “me”, which are language patterns liked to honesty. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

If you are looking for honesty in friendship, a person who swears might be your next companion then! Nevertheless, note that this should not encourage you to insult others.

Swearing can often hurt somebody else’s feelings. Participants in this study are people with a rather colorful vocabulary, but they do not purposefully swear at people.

When it comes to intelligence, there is a general belief that people who use obscene language don’t have the vocabulary to adequately express themselves, something that is associated with lower intelligence.

Surprisingly, scientists claim the opposite. Swear words can be used for various reasons- for linguistic effect, to convey emotion, for laughs, and sometimes to be intentionally mean.

According to psychologists, people who can come up with various swear words have a higher level of verbal fluency, meaning they have stronger language skills.

Wait- there is more!

According to a study published in Neuroreport, swearing may be an effective way to relieve pain. Participants were asked to immerse their hands in icy, cold water and keep them there as long as possible. During this time, they had a choice- to either swear or say a ‘’neutral” word.

People managed to keep their hand under the water for an average of 47 seconds longer while swearing, and claimed they felt less pain in compassion to the time when they said a non-expletive.

Richard Stephens, a psychologist at Keele University in England and leader of the study, advises people to swear whenever they hurt themselves:

“Swearing is such a common response to pain that there has to be an underlying reason why we do it.”

Yet, the way swearing helps is still unclear. Some speculate that it activates the part of our brains that incite the fight-or-flight response, in which our heart rate climbs, and we become less sensitive to pain.

Swearing soothes emotional pain too, but as we swear more, the words start losing their emotional potency, and it no longer has the same calming effect. However, note that the emotional impact of swearing varies among us, and it is influenced by our own experience and the context.

A person’s personality, intelligence, happiness, and health is determined by numerous factors, but scientists reveal that those who release tension and frustration with an expletive more often are more honest, tend to have a higher command of the language, and are less likely to resort to violence when angry.

Well, that’s just enough for a good friend, doesn’t it?

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Mother left everyone in disbelief after they heard her excuse why she left her baby alone with pit bull only for the dog to chew on the child’s hands and leave her without 5 fingers!

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The young mother, later identified as Chloe, was arrested and charged with neglect after leaving her baby daughter with pit bull. The dog reportedly chewed on the baby’s hand when she left her alone, resulting in the girl losing 5 fingers.

Three of the fingers on the girl’s left hand were fully amputated and two fingers on her right hand were partially amputated. The incident left neighbors startled and in disbelief.

The mother reportedly left her 3-month-old baby alone with the dog so she could take a shower. During and interview with investigators, the 21-year-old mom said that she was feeling ill and put the little girl in her bassinet before heading to the bathroom, per reports.

The woman then turned on the shower and turned it back off again when she heard the baby girl scream. Chloe then found the 3-month-old pit bull puppy chewing on the baby’s hands. She wrapped the baby’s hands in cloth and called 911…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

 

When the mother found her baby, she couldn’t look at her baby daughter’s fingers because there was soo much bl00d. ‘You never leave a baby or infant alone with an animal. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

You just don’t. Thank God the baby’s still alive,’ neighbor, Kecia said. NBC2 reports the three-month-old puppy that was just brought into the home less than 24 hours earlier after the mother coming across a post for the dog on Facebook.

The mother was charged with child neglect following a four-month-long investigation. Investigators in bringing charges forward said the mother kept changing stories as to why she left the baby alone with the pit bull.

The puppy was quarantined as part of protocol following a bite. The pit bull passed the quarantine and was transferred to the Animal Welfare League.

As the baby recovers with family members, the mother, who posted $7,500 bond, was granted supervised visitation. This incident remains under investigation.

 

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6-Year-Old Boy Left In Coma After Being Sent Home From School With Headache

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Ellis Artist of Clayton, West Yorkshire was living a normal, 6-year-old life when everything went downhill.

One night, Ellis woke up in pain and screaming to his parents, 37-year-old Paul Artist and 34-year-old Sarah Girdwood.

His head and neck were in tremendous pain and he began to vomit profusely.

This all happened after a minor illness, which he seems to recover quickly from earlier that day.

Ellis’ parents rushed him to a nearby hospital, and a rash started to develop.

First, doctors thought it was meningitis, but antibiotics didn’t help and Ellis was mumbling and moaning in his sleep, unable to wake up…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

 

Doctors then performed an MRI scan.

The resulting diagnosis was shocking and horrifying: acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, or ADEM.

This extremely rare condition causes brain swelling, and Ellis now has repeated seizures as a result.

ADEM is a little-understood disease that can begin from even a small infection.

It causes negative reactions to the white matter of the brain, which then affects the body’s immune system.

The result is a severe allergic reaction that involves attacking the immune system and the eroding of nerves’ protective layers.

This condition tends to affect different people in different ways, meaning it is usually impossible for doctors to provide an accurate prognosis – as is the case with Ellis.

75% of those who develop AEDM are able to recover fully, but the remainder may develop significant impairments and disabilities as a result. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

It is unsure whether Ellis will recover, how severe his condition is, or if he will have any long-term effects from it.

After the AEDM diagnosis, Ellis was placed in a medically-induced coma and rushed to the Leeds General Infirmary.

A week later, another scan revealed that the swelling was no longer just in Ellis’ brain – it was beginning to make its way down his spine.

He was also having mini-seizures due to the brain swelling. But it’s not all bad news – after a while of being on a ventilator, Ellis is able to breathe on his own again.

The Sick Children’s Trust has put up Ellis’ family, including his three brothers, the youngest of which still doesn’t know what is really happening to Ellis.

Ellis, meanwhile, is still in a coma with his parents by his bedside as he receives the 24/7 care that he needs.

It is still unknown whether Ellis will recover fully or not, but doctors are doing everything they can to provide information to his worried family.

It’s expected that Ellis will be at the hospital for at least a couple of months, and will then need constant care at home once he is able to leave.

In order to ease the financial strain, family and friends, as well as Ellis’ school Clayton St John CE Primary School, have been working hard to raise funds for the family.

Ellis is a strong, tough boy and everyone is rooting for him and hoping for his recovery.

A fundraiser for the family with a £5,000 target goal has been set up, and around 92% of funds have been raised at the time of writing.

If you’d like to donate to the cause, you can do so at their JustGiving page.

 

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Did An Angel Save Girl From Dying In Hospital?

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Losing a child can be a devastating event, no matter what age.It is, however, universally agreed upon that it is worse when the child is lost at such a young age.

Sadly, this sort of early death is expected for some families, due to the circumstances that their child is involved in.

Despite the advancement of modern medicine, there are still plenty of children who suffer from severe health problems from either a young age or even from birth. These children are often predicted to not survive very long.

In a way, their passing can be considered them finally having rest and relief from their life, which has been an uphill battle all the way…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

 

Most of these children and their families, however, find themselves with plenty to live for.

They fight, they strive, and they try to use everything at their disposal to push forward and see another day.

Alas, this is a war, and sometimes, the inevitable happens.

In the case of North Carolinian Chelsea Banton, she wasn’t expected to see her third day.

A premature baby born five weeks early, Chelsea had a major problem – she had to deal with excessive fluids creating pressure against her brain.

The doctors gave her at most 36 hours to live.

However, the baby girl would defy all odds, and would live to grow up.

Her life, however, did not get any easier after that first major hurdle.

The girl would spend the following 14 years of her short life fighting against one health problem after another.

Infections, life-threatening viruses, fluid retention, shunt revisions, hydrocephalus – you named it, she suffered it at some point.

In the fall of 2008, Chelsea was struck by yet another round of advanced pneumonia, which had developed from a bad cold she caught. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

This latest bout of illness seemed to be the last one she could handle – the girl was forced to stay in the hospital for seven weeks, completely dependant on life support.

It was at this point that Colleen Banton, her mother, was forced to make a heartbreaking decision.

In the interest of not prolonging her daughter’s suffering, she opted to keep the ventilator off the next time her daughter was strong enough to breathe on her own.

It was essentially plugging the plug for the girl – by this point, Colleen had decided that should her daughter’s time had come, then there was no use in delaying the inevitable.

While praying with friends and family who had come out to support this mother, Colleen was suddenly called over to a nearby monitor by the pediatrician nurse.

There, her attention was directed to the bright light that had appeared in front of the door to the pediatrician unit.

Astonished, Colleen took a quick photo of it with her camera, then went to check this strange light in person.

Oddly enough, it wasn’t there physically.

A miracle occurred shortly thereafter – three days later, Chelsea was well enough to return home once again.

Colleen is convinced that the figure was an angel who helped her daughter.

Chelsea would then go on to live for another 7 more years before passing away in 2015, at the age of 21.

Her story is one for the ages!

 

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