Profanity Returns To Dominate Vocabulary
Dear Abby | November 28th, 2025 | Letter 2 of 3
DEAR ABBY: I hope you can shed some light on my problem. I swear -- a lot. It's been this way off and on most of my life. I was raised in a household in which swearing was common. Through the years, I managed to curb myself around children, but I find as I age that it's getting worse. I conditioned myself to use other words in the past, but now that I'm in a new community, it has returned full blast. What, if anything, can be done to eliminate this from my speech? Hypnosis? I'm willing to learn anything that would help. -- CURSED IN MICHIGAN.
DEAR CURSED: It might help if you try to zero in on the underlying conditions that have made your old habit return. Could the move to the new community with all the adjustments involved be the cause? People sometimes swear when they are upset or in a situation that makes them nervous. If that's true in your case, learning to lower your stress level could help you manage your problem.
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