Letting Go of Bad Habit
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- 03 Mar 2023
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Welcome to the club! Whether we like it or not, we all have our fair share of bad habits. Simply defined, a “habit” is an acquired pattern of behavior regularly followed until it becomes almost involuntary. We can have “good” habits, which include exercising, eating healthy food and sleeping eight hours a day, or “bad” habits, such as watching too much television, nail-biting or smoking cigarettes. Because of the constant repetition to our brain, habits can be hard to break, especially when they are attached to some sort of satisfaction or psychological reward.
How can bad habits be broken?
Breaking a bad habit requires disrupting or changing the corresponding trigger and pattern of behavior associated with it. Usually, a clear trigger starts the pattern. The trigger can be emotional: stress results in smoking cigarettes, binge-eating or bite nail-biting. Or it can be situational/environmental: partying with friends results in drinking too much alcohol, getting rowdy, staying up too late. When these negative behaviors become a regular routine, it’s time to take a step back and start making some positive changes.
Do you have a habit you want to break?
What habits would you like to break over the next six months? Prune your list to 2 or 3 habits and determine the one that is your greatest priority.
To create and prioritize this list, ask yourself:
(1) What are my bad habits?
(2) How are they hazardous to my health and well-being?
(3) Why should I stop doing them?
Take your priority habit and start working through this process. Read More…
