Breaking Self-Imposed Curses Breaking Self-Imposed Curses Our Words, Self-Imposed Curses that come out of our mouths, can bring life or death to others and to ourselves in how we use our words. For example, shaming a person feels like death to them. Today, I want to look more at self-imposed word curses. How about saying, "I am stupid and cannot do this, when the Lord says you can do all things through Him who strengthens you." The Importance of Breaking Self-Imposed Curses.