SWEARING AS THERAPY?

F--K, S--T AND MORE

I'm not a prude. Like everyone else I'm familiar with all the vocabulary and use it, especially when I drop something on my toe or the lights fuse. And as a writer, I'm happy to allow my characters to let fly wherever required.

But I was a bit bemused when browsing through Amazon's books recently and hit on those therapy colouring books for adults. Amongst them were three based on swear words, including of course F--K. S--T, etc, etc.

Is this a new branch of therapy? I have this picture of all sorts of people, tongue between teeth and hidden away in their homes, busily colouring away for hour after hour. What are they thinking? I'd love to know.