I am my own worst enemy. I have a bad habit which causes me to behave inappropriately sometimes and to invest much of my time and energy feeding my habit. I have had 3 years of counseling and I looked into one of those "anonymous" groups, but I did not stay with it long. I have prayed but I always go back to my habit. I need the one thing that will finally make me quit.
2006-10-04 17:50:07 · 16 answers · asked by ERIC W 3 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Do you want to overcome your negative habits today? You have the power to make it happen. Take these tips and combine them with your willpower and drive to succeed to create winning combination. Start overcoming your habits today.
Try these tips to staying or getting back on track:
1. Make a new list of the reasons you want to overcome a negative habit.
2. Accept that your attempt was unsuccessful and move on.
3. Consider why your attempt failed.
4. Try a support group or the buddy system.
According to experts, most habits take three to eight attempts to overcome. Every failed attempt is one step closer to success.
2006-10-04 17:53:08 · answer #1 · answered by 99CLOUD99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without much more to go on, I'd suggest you check out some of the body-centered meditation and psychotheraputic techniques like somatic experiencing or hakomi. Maybe identify a therapist with training in these or similar areas. Alot of times the compulsive drive for "bad habits" reside within the body at the unconscious level as the result of unprocessed traumas, emotions and energies in the body. For some, these techniques can be more helpful than talk therapy alone in identifying and processing the underlying energies, blockages and emotions that may be the impetus for the behavior. Good luck with it.
2006-10-04 17:59:18 · answer #2 · answered by Didgeridude 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure what your habit is, but if its so terrible I say force yourself to go back to the anonymous group thats probably your best bet. All in all, if your habit is something that needs to be purchased...leave your wallet, check book and credit cards at home when you go out. If it is something that is more like an Obsessive Compulsive thing...find something to replace it I guess. Other than that good luck.
2006-10-04 17:56:50 · answer #3 · answered by SoAZ Gal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You made the decision to create the bad habit, make the decision to stop the bad habit. Nobody likes to be "controlled, right? Well, it you have a bad habit, you're "being" controlled! Get an attitude about it, and control your habit right back! Only "you" can make or break that habit, so just do it, okay? good luck & god bless.
2006-10-04 18:04:03 · answer #4 · answered by Republican!!! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What's the habit? Is it an OCD type thing? If so, there are medicines available for help ease those symptoms, specifically Luvox, which is a great med for OCD treatment (although not many docs prescribe it, since there are fancier, more expensive SSRI's out there for them to give you, but Luvox is the best at treating OCD, obsessions, and compulsions). If it is more like a routine you are stuck in and are too stubborn to get out, medicines like Risperdal help. I only recommend medicine because it seems like you have exhausted other alternatives.
2006-10-04 17:53:57 · answer #5 · answered by jen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way to get rid of one bad habit to to develop a new more addictive bad habit to replace it with. Then your former addiction doesn't seem very important anymore. Not that if you are trying to quit smoking you should start shooting up instead mind you, but if you are a TV addict become a computer addict instead.
2006-10-04 18:26:27 · answer #6 · answered by Professor Armitage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Realize there is life after death. If you know that you come back again, it helps you to realize that there is more to life than what ever you crave. There is so much more to life that money, food, and sex. I think this may be the spiritual uplifting you are looking for. This has nothing to do with religion, you can still believe in god, just know life is not black and white. There are many shades of gray. It is not you live and die. There is so much more, out there to explore, and to occupy your thoughts with. Good Luck
2006-10-04 18:05:45 · answer #7 · answered by Chris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently you havent hit rock bottom yet. I was a raging alcoholic and was headed straight for an early grave until one night I fell to my knees and prayed for God to take the taste of alcohol away from me and then I went out a couple of nights later and got really,really drunk and really, really sick and I havent had the desire to drink ever since. Prayer works, you just have to be really sincere. But I never asked him to take the taste of coke away from me and that is a demon I battle every day. Just remember-One Day at a Time!!!!!!
2006-10-04 17:56:01 · answer #8 · answered by lucygoosy2004 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't want help, you are hiding behind your habit. If you wanted help, you would have stated you habit, which you did not. Good luck to you, but start opening up and being honest.
2006-10-04 18:05:07 · answer #9 · answered by Kitty L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I ALSO HAVE A HABIT THAT I NEED TO CHANGE. THOUGHT MAYBE THE NO SMOKING IDEA OF A RUBBER BAND ON YOU WRIST THAT YOU SNAP WHEN YOUR THINKING OF YOUR HABIT MIGHT HELP ME AND YOU TOO. IT'S WORTH A TRY.
2006-10-04 17:52:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋