Ben by Daniel Shelton for March 18, 2024

“When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear.”

“Under certain circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.”

“A man’s character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.”

—Mark Twain

There is research to suggest swearing does help reduce damage to your heath from stress.

I strongly believe in the therapeutic benefits of a good scream

Privacy is recommended

First time I did that, I was in the car, stopped at a red light in the middle lane, scared the bejeesus out of both neighbours, now I make sure no cars are next to me. Lesson learned. Felt so good though.

John & Yoko primal scream therapy.

It would take more than that for me!

Primal Scream Therapy?

OK Ben, your turn.

Atta girl…….

Let it all out!

We have privacy pods at work. They’re supposed to be for private Skype meetings or phone calls. They are actually sound proofed, so I had to give it a go. I went in and screamed as loudly as I could. I couldn’t be heard from outside – I just looked a bit odd through the glass panel.