My wife pointed out to me that i was cursing and swearing after my brain injury. My family is helping by "bleeping" me every time they hear me swear. my daughter and son do too and they understand what has happened. It gets real bad when i get upset or overwhelmed in public places. The bleeping is an auditory reminder for me to pay attention. It may not be that common, but its happening to me. i hope how my family has helped might help you......

Yes, it is a continual struggle for me. The old me only swore when I was beyond mad, the new me...well it wasn't pretty. The "F - bomb" became my favorite word when mildly irratated or upset in any way.

I would say it and more without realizing I'd said it. It has gotten better, but I have to stop myself from saying anything as I get angry or upset and think about what it is I'm going to say. I literally bit the insides of my cheeks to keep my mouth shut after a good friend finally told me what I needed to hear.

Even though I didn't speak that way beefore it came out through TBI. I constantly have to watch my mouth because those words come out very easily now.

I have worked on it very hard and still do. I'm a professional and swearing...is not. One thing that helped me start was moving away from what upset me or was giving me pressure. Take a break from it get a hold of my self and come back. Sometimes I walked a few times before I learned the bite the inside of my cheeks and say nothing.

You work on it and you'll find your own way to help you remember. Good luck!

I swore before TBI, but now it is worse. I mean I was not a sailor before hand, but now I have to catch myself. And it does heappen when I get upset and angry. It is really hard because I do have a very demanding frustrating job, around children!

And now i noticed that even when not frustrated/angry, etc, I do just curse in normal conversation.

I really really need to work on this. So, you are not the only one!

My husband has a more profound anoxic brain injury and has been in rehab for over a year now. One of the things that he does is swear, all of the time. It has gotten a little bit better, but man, it can get pretty bad. He never used to do it before the injury, and some of the words are pretty bad. It seems like he can't help it and has no real idea of what he is saying.

It happens, but your mind is in control. You can conquer this urge!

actually when you have a brain injury yor mind is not in control--the filter is missing or damaged-esp after a temporal lobe injury-you can hope for healing and help from loved ones with cues and behavior modification but for people(like my son) with profound damage and esp. with frontal lobe damage and loss of executive function we must just practise tolerance and understanding.so to SBest,maybe you should think before you speak and not be so judgemental.this forum and DS is where we come to express ourselves,support each other,maybe your statement wasn't meant in that way but that is how it came off and if you noticed,the conversation came to a complete halt after your negative comment.

I've been swearing alot more than usual. Just like "tasercop", I say bleep instead of a swear. Kinda weird to read so many similar responses. GOOD LUCK!

Sbest is right..you can control the urge to swear..I don't swear as much as I used to after being 13 years out..

Tom B. aka Ihman

Well I don't know if I can control it, but if I had a swear jar I'd be a billionaire.

Perhaps...that's what we should all do, put up a swear jar! I don't know if I'd be a billionare, but I'd have lots of money to buy a new bike!

Yes I have noticed that I swear a lot more often when I'm experiencing aphasia and I've been doing that a lot lately. It's like I can't stop it from coming out of my mouth.

Oh Yes!!! I catch hell 4 it all the time. I try my best to control what comes out of my mouth the best I can.

Was Dx with IEED due to 3 TBI's. Hard 2 control my mouth under stress, & other x's things pop out out of nowhere.

swearing and cursing was my obsession when I was a head injury. I had to reinvent the "filter" that everyone is (or should be) taught growing up. There are times it slips, to this day. it is a daily struggle to keep myself from cursing and such at work. I now work in a skilled nursing facility as a therapy technician, so proper language is important. This is something that can be improved with time, diligence, and gentle support.

If you study the anatomy of the brain. Simplified, our emotions are generated deep in the brain, almost instinctive to us. The frontal lobe does more than just cover the brain, it's like a filter or a governor that allows us to control how those emotions make it to the outside world. If you have frontal lobe injury, higher level functions, called Executive Functions are often affected. This is the same area that controls and filters those raw emotions.

This might be a bit over simplified i admit, but do a little research it's out there. Google search "Emotions" and "Executive Function".
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Not totally related but my daughter had a bike accident a few weeks ago. She had a large frontal lobe hematoma and a cracked skull around her eye socket. She had been drinking way too much. She was found unconscious by her bike. When she woke she was aggressive and was put in restraints after she hit and/or scratched. A couple hours later it was evident she had a brain injury and was sent to a trauma center where she had surgery. She is at home now with post-concussion symptoms, but otherwise doing good except... someone at the first ER had pressed assault charges. Three days after ICU she had to spend a half day in court and then she ended up in the ER again. It was suspended for a couple of weeks. I flew in to help after she was out of the hospital. The ER notes went on and on how she was yelling and screaming, that she vomited; nothing about the head injury on till after it was found by a cat scan. I went to the hospital and asked if they could drop the charges. My daughter is a laid off teacher and would never get a job again. How could they separated the alcohol from the head injury? Also her 2 year old was bite by a rattle snake last week (she's doing fine). Risk management said they would give this information to the persons (RNs) who pressed the charges but it was in their right. I never heard back so I guess it's going forward. I must go home tomorrow. My daughter is getting a public defender tomorrow. Have you heard of anything so terrible? Anyone with a head injury should not be taken to this ER!