Why do we smoke,over eat,not exercise,do drugs,abuse alcohol,sleep deprive ourselves,overwork,procrastinate,etc. I do some of these things and I clearly know the outcome if I don't change.Is this like a suicide thing? How do we numb and blind ourselves to the absolute outcomes of destructive behavior? Please give me any wisdom you have come to in order kill your demons before they kill me.
2006-12-05 05:45:43 · 3 answers · asked by wonder woman 5 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Every one of these behaviors is immediately reinforcing, while the behaviors that are better for us in the long run often lack that immediate reinforcement.
2006-12-05 06:06:38 · answer #1 · answered by Jimmy R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly we have an underlying death wish, or maybe we just want to do the things we enjoy
2006-12-05 05:51:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eat right,
stay fit
die anyway.
2006-12-05 07:53:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋