How To Break Bad & Unwanted Habits
Lots of people keep fighting bad habits for prolonged periods without succeeding in breaking them. They sometimes manage to break the bad habit for few days, weeks or even months but in the end they return back to them again. The question is, why does this happen??
Its
because those people never tackle the root of the problem behind their bad
habit!!
Sam
is a heavy smoker since more than 10 years. He tried many times to stop smoking
and he even succeeded in breaking this habit for six months but he didn’t
manage to continue to the end and he returned back to smoking.
Sam
wasn’t a social person. whenever he had to sit with a group of people that he
doesn't know well he felt irritated and uncomfortable. when he finds himself
that irritated he usually grabs out one of the cigarettes and starts smoking.
When
understanding Sam's mind you won't wonder why he can't quit smoking.
The root cause behind his smoking habit is feeling uneasy while being with strangers. Its his poor social skills that are responsible for his smoking habit.
The root cause behind his smoking habit is feeling uneasy while being with strangers. Its his poor social skills that are responsible for his smoking habit.
Many
people like Sam smoke when they feel uncomfortable, uneasy or irritated while
believing that they suffer from nicotine addiction and that's why they fail to
quit smoking!
Sarah’s
story is no different than Sam’s story. She has been struggling with the habit
of over eating without being able to stop it. Sarah managed to break the habit
for sometime but eventually returned back to it.
Sarah
Had almost no friends so her main hobby was watching television and of course
her favorite show wont be that amusing unless it's accompanied by delicious
food.
Although
Sara adored food still this wasn’t the main reason behind overeating but the
main reason was not finding someone to hang out with!!
People
keep trying to break certain habits for years without succeeding as a result of
not being able to spot the root causes behind them. Sarah and Sam were two
examples of those people.
Just
as you saw in the previous stories things that might appear unrelated to your
bad habit might in fact be the main reason behind it!! Whether it was feeling
anxious while being with strangers like Sam or whether it was having no friends
like Sarah this root cause is what you should seek in order to be able to quit
your bad habit.
Don’t
fool yourself by thinking that addiction or having no strong will is the reason
that is hindering you from breaking the habit. If one of these reasons was
behind your bad habit then you wouldn't have been able to stop it even for one
week!! In short, If you managed to break a habit for a short while then
returned back to it again then know that you didn’t tackle the root cause
Find
this root cause, eliminate it and you will be free from your bad habit, wish
you good luck
