How do you stop a bad habit?

Question

Whether it be swearing, smoking, drinking, overeating, drugs or just being late all the time...how do you stop doing what you know is wrong and do what would be right?

Answer 1

replace it with a positive habit. giving up smoking? exercise when the urge is great. swearing? snap a big rubber band on your wrist when you do. you get the idea- good luck!!

Answer 2

Smoking, drinking, drugs and overeating may be addictions that are way harder to overcome then just a bad habit. To stop a bad habit, identify the habit, find something you want toreplace it with and then watch yourself. You can use little things like a rubberband around your wrist that you snap each time you use foul language, then replace it with something more appropriate. In general, it will take you a few days to weeks to quit a bad habit. Also, enlist help from your friends to make you aware of the bad habit.

Answer 3

I stopped the tobacco thing by cutting back one a day until I quit, it worked great. But to quit anything you are going to have to find a reason and that reason has got to be bigger than your problem. I was on the verge of throat cancer, I found a way to quit. If you are on the verge of something bad happening come up with something that will motivate you to quit. Find a reason to quit that is worth more than the habit, mine was life itself, how about yours!!

Answer 4

This is definitely a different thing to do for all. I have heard many people saying the common idea of diverting your attention to other activities. But i can understand how difficult it is to do so. What is most important is a positive mindset that you can do what you want to and how you go about doing it.

Answer 5

it is very hard to stop doing some things for some people....what i mean is i quit smoking, which a lot of people find very difficult to do...i just quit....but i think we replace one addiction with another....because now i gamble lol