Why are habits so hard to break?
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They are comfortable, and when cleaned properly will not leave streaks.
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BECAUSE YOUR LIFE CAN BE BETTER. Seriously, it can.. it'll be hard though. Cravings will come and like William Burroughs wrote in "Junkie"... once an addict subconsciously even if you don't do the drug you are still pretty much an addict. Crack is so gross, just think of all the shitty times that you've been through due to that drug. Find a different environment where you won't be reminded of your habits and stay away from your old "friends" that shared those times with you. \nFind new friends and do the same thing that every one is out here to do... the pursuit of happiness.
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I am writing this but I hope you think it funny..."Once picked up you cannot get rid of a bloody habit." If not the answer at least funny.
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Old habits die hard...
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Find an accountability partner -- a spouse or a good friend that's around you a lot.  Make sure that person calls attention to you every time to swear.  You're probably swearing more than you think you are.\n\nCome up with some sort of "fine" for every offense; perhaps a quarter or a dollar that will eventually go to your favorite charity.  The combination of a partner and some "skin" in the game should give you the proper incentive to rid yourself of the habit.
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Of course it depends on what the habit it is and why you have it but one simple approach involves the use of rubber bands. You place the band around your wrist and when you are tempted to do something you shouldn't do you pull the band back and snap it on your wrist. Don't try to kill yourself just use enough pressure to remind yourself. Many people find this technique works well and fast.
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Find a substitute (hopefully a better habit to replace the bad one) It takes about 30 days to form a new habit or shake an old one. Good Luck!
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You really need to stop all together to make any difference.  Finding rationalizations and excuses isn't helping.  I quit a few years ago, and it was really hard, but so worth it!  I found the answer was to find the will power deep down and go for it.  YOU CAN DO IT TOO!
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I understand where you are. There are ways to help you stop. I have some tricks, contact me. At least yo recognize you have a problem and have taken a step in the right direction. Stay there and keep moving forward.. It doesn't happen overnight. Little by little you will find that you become stronger and stronger.\n\n:) good luck!
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No \nto use a technique you have practice it to become comfortable with it. If your not comfortable with it you will never use it. By practicing you must pratice the technique a hundred times so when you do the technique it becomes a habit and you do it without thinking about it.
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recognize that you're being OC when you are. For example, I had this habit of thinking the front door was unlocked when I left. I KNEW I had locked it but I would have double check EVERY DAY until I realized I was just being obsessive compulsive. Not everything is that simple but if you recognize for what it is when you're doing the (specific action), you can walk your self thru (in your mind) to break your body of the habit.
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this is not normal as far as i know. you need to build a budget that takes into account your lifestyle. it also has to take into account things like clothing and car maintenance down the road. if you have a compulsion to spend you may think about setting a limit on it such as under 2.00 so that you can do it more often but its just like any addiction cold turkey is best but its also the hardest. seek therapy if this is a constant thing and if you feel forced to do it.
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You have to carefully thing just how bad you could mess things up and then go even further than that.\nIt's hard to mess things up in the worst way when you're really trying.
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If you don't want to do something your brain has a way of distracting you so you don't have to do it. So you must convince yourself that it is something you want to do and think positive about it. Set a time and stick to it, it's all about willpower.
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If you haven't broken that habit, it would occur mostly when you're nervous and sometimes stress. But it can also occur as an automatic random impulse, whether you're bored or waiting for something (or both). It's the exact same thing as unconciously fidgeting your fingers and, to most girls who have/had braces, puffing up your cheeks.\n\nIt's simply a brain impulse while it's busy thinking of other stuff and ignores all other habitory, well, habits.
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Habit. It can be broken like any other habit.  I loved TV, but after going a year without it and doing other things, I now can't stand the thing.
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a HABIT is formed gradually and not overnight, to BREAK it should also be done GRADUALly and not overnight. One of the reasons for DRUG ADDICTion is LONELYness and the feelings of insecurity. To form the habit is PSYCHOLOGYcal, once a HABIT, it became PHYSICAL and REAL, make him/her feel secure and wanted, and cater to his/her needs, after all, WHAT ARE FRIENDs FOR?