How To Break Bad Habits
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- October 19, 2023
Every time you engage in a bad habit, your life’s plan breaks in transmission, which causes a rift between you and your goals. Your mental and physical health becomes affected, and your time and energy get wasted. Breaking a bad habit might not be easy, but it is certainly not impossible. Do you want to break out? Well, here are some pointers to help you delete the bad habits.
Choose A Replacement For Your Bad Habits
To truly eliminate a bad habit, there should be a standby replacement. Have a plan for what you will be doing in place of the bad habit you want to get rid of. What are you going to do when procrastination is calling your name? If you do not have an answer, it won’t be long until you answer the call of procrastination again. So, if you want to say goodbye to a bad habit, be sure to have a new habit you will be saying hello to.
Stay Away From Triggers
Refraining from the things that cause your bad habits is the easiest way to break free. Do not tempt yourself; avoid the situation entirely. If you want a different outcome, you should use a different approach. You cannot remain in a zone that triggers your bad habit and expect the habit to disappear magically. Leave that situation that causes your bad habit and watch your bad habit leave you.
Be With Like-minded People
You probably want to keep the idea of wanting to break free from your bad habit to yourself so that when you fall, no one will see you and no one will judge you. That is understandable. However, surrounding yourself with people who want the same thing as you do is like having a support system, a support system that will help you stay strong so you can achieve your goal. Pair up with someone and quit together. You can both hold each other accountable and celebrate your wins, too. This is a driving force bigger than you think.
Crush negative self-talk
One thing about battling bad habits is that judging yourself for not acting better is easy. Every time you slip up, make a mistake, or fall back, it is easy to condemn yourself. The more you engage in negative self-talk, the deeper you fall under the control of the habit and the more difficult it is to pull yourself out. Whenever you fall, and that self-judging talk comes, use the conjunction ‘but’ to add a new sentence. Instead of saying, “I’m weak and helpless”, you can teach yourself to say, “I’m weak and helpless, but I won’t be this way forever”.
Picture Your Success
See yourself getting over the habit, being in control, boldly saying no to it, and standing on your choice. Whatever the habit you are looking to break, visualise yourself crushing it. See yourself building a new identity, smiling, and enjoying your success.
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