So, um, how hard is it to stop swearing?

Do you think it would reduce stress?

I don’t mean just using other words in the same way though, like “flip”, or such. I did it once, years ago, and I seem to remember it calmed me down.

Any thoughts? (not sweary ones)

I don’t find it difficult not to swear in shops. I find shops very stressful, can’t see swearing changing that.

How much are you offering – I can do you a **** cockwomble for a fiver or **** nugget **** at ten (both for 12.50)

I’m scottish, we’re like sharks, if we stop swearing we die.

We don’t swear …

We swear at other people …

Im pretty sure that swearing has been shown to reduce acute stress I believe.

Take a vowel off silence.

My local co-op has an offer on, five ****-badgers for the price of one belmlord.

Take a vowel off silence.

Silenc
Slence
Silnce

Nope. Beats me.

I swear in shops a lot.
Where the **** is it?
******* people, shift your arse
How much? **** that
FFS have your purse ready!
It s a shop not a ******* playground.

I’m glad I’m not the only one.

I’m scottish, we’re like sharks, if we stop swearing we die.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/guests-accent-was-so-strong-jeremy-kyle-show-didnt-realise-she-was-swearing-34559613.html

sirromj Ah the famous owel of silence

So, um, how hard is it to stop swearing?

Do you think it would reduce stress?

For me, it’s not “stopping swearing” that’s important, it’s recognising that I’m building up frustrations that mean that I’m likely to swear.

The only thing you can control is how you react to things that are out of your control. Or some such vague hippy-ism.

Ultimately, a lot of swearing is a symptom of frustrated and angry patterns of thought. You can train yourself not to fall into those patterns. And that does help.

🙂

I don’t think swearing is swearing for some people, it’s punctuation, much like an ‘ummmm’ or ‘errr’ between words, an unconscious gap-filler.

I quite often ask guests if they’d like a cup of f****** tea.

But yes, I try not to swear in Debenhams.

What you need is a swear filter, it simply translates your foul potty mouth to a dribble of spit

Why do you have a gimped-up dummy’s head in your home?

Who doesn’t

This was office attire 😉

I think.its just what your used too if you work in a factory building site etc its just normal every day conversation a posh office less so, maybe?

I hate **** shopping though 🙂

Some good responses!

Interesting stuff.

I’ll try the vague hippy-ism and consider the other input, including a vow of silence 😉