Cursing, swearing, cussing. Whatever you call it, everyone does it. In our culture, cursing is highly stigmatized; if you swear and the amount you swear says something about you as a person (often something negative). However, there is plenty of scientific evidence which supports the idea that cursing is, in fact, not a negative thing at all.

Here's 8 reasons why you should swear:

1. Curse words are not the same as slurs

A slur is a words which degrades specific groups of people, whereas curse words take on a meaning beyond their typical definition which does not isolate a specific group but can be used on any one person.

2. Curse words are physiologically different from the rest of our day-to-day language

When you speak without curse words, your frontal lobe is the part of your brain which fires off, largely in the left hemisphere of the brain. Curse words come from an entirely different part of the brain, such as the amygdala. This proves that how we subconsciously treat curse words is fundamentally different from how we treat the rest of our language.

3. Swearing helps you deal with pain

In a study published in the NeuroReport, college students who were asked to put their hands in cold water were able to keep their hands in the freezing temperatures about 40 seconds longer when they cursed and, in fact, reported less pain than those who didn't.

4. It helps release emotions

As we can see based on where the brain fires off when we curse, swearing is an expression of powerful emotion. Some scientists have compared swearing to laughing or screaming, because it is such a natural expression of emotion.

5. It helps you bond with others

According to Psychology Today, because of the psychological power of curse words, they can work as a tool to create social bonds around, giving friendships and relationships new levels of intimacy.

6. It doesn't mean you're less intelligent

Amy Zile, who conducted a study on the emotional link people have to curse words, states that because of the emotional connection swear words hold to our psyche they do not, in fact, say anything about our intelligence.

7. It's engaging

Unsurprisingly, the power of curse words is conveyed in group settings as well as within ourselves. The senior lecturer in linguistics at the University of Sydney, Monika Bednarek, examined popular TV in the United States and realized that “The Wire” outranked “Dexter,” “Entourage” and “Breaking Bad.” Her theory as to why? "The Wire" averaged more than 100 instances of profanity in each episode.

8. It helps you make a point

If you want someone's attention, go ahead and throw 'em a swear word. They will sense the emotional power behind your language and pay attention!