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Is your cursing and cussing out of control? Stop the profanity with this behavior modification plan.

You Will Need
Introspection
Word substitutes
Visualization

Step 1: Realize why you're cursing（詛咒通常是用來發(fā)泄憤怒和沮喪的，可以試著學(xué)會用其他方法來處理）

Realize why you’re swearing: it’s often just a lazy way of expressing rage or frustration. Learn other anger management coping skills and you may not be so tempted to curse so much.

Step 2: Hear how unattractive it is（當(dāng)別人詛咒或破口大罵的時候，注意看一下，客觀地了解這種做法非常不好）
Pay attention the next time someone else lets a few choice words rip. Is that really how you want to sound to others?

Step 3: Learn some new words（尋找一些文雅的詞來抒發(fā)自己的情緒）
Scan a thesaurus for satisfying stand-ins for your favorite swear words. A good vocabulary allows you to be as cutting and colorful as you want to — without the foul language.

Try using silly substitutes, like “fudge” and “fiddle-dee-dee.” You’ll feel so stupid, you’ll probably swear off swearing.

Step 4: Imagine an audience（設(shè)想一下，如果被你詛咒的人是嬰兒或牧師，你會怎樣？）
The next time you’re on the verge of a four-letter tirade, ask yourself if you’d use this language around a young child, an elderly person, or a clergy member. That should stop the swearing.

Step 5: Go ahead（盡量避免使用臟話）
Go ahead and drop the F-bomb — if you’re in pain. A group of researchers concluded that cursing intensifies our fight-or-flight response, making us better able to withstand pain by minimizing our perception of it. Guess that explains all the swearing in hospital delivery rooms!

Often, people who speak more than one language report that they always curse in their native tongue.

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