Identifying A Bad Habit
Many people tend to be unaware of their own bad habits. Some people don’t even consider these habits to be bad in the first place. How can you tell if a habit is unhealthy for you? One way of doing this is to analyze the habit, and to see if the habit is keeping you from your goals in life. Ask yourself if the habit makes you feel good about yourself. Are you proud of it? If you don’t feel comfortable about doing it in public, or around people who know you, then it’s probably not a good habit.
Kicking Specific Habits
As mentioned earlier, smoking is a major habit millions of people struggle with every single day. Some want to kick the habit, but can’t seem to force themselves to do it. Because smoking is such an addictive habit, you have to find a different means of quitting. Millions of people have tried to quit smoking by going “cold turkey”. Unfortunately, this method of quitting isn't practical, and most eventually pick the habit back up.
Electronic cigarettes are becoming very popular with ex-smokers. These devices use vapor-producing liquid instead of tobacco. A small amount of nicotine is added to the liquid to substitute the nicotine found in normal cigarettes. Swapping normal cigarettes for electronic cigarettes helps decrease dependency and withdrawal symptoms. More smokers are swapping smoking regular cigarettes, with these electronic devices. Electronic cigarettes are a great way to receive the sensation of smoking a cigarette, while gradually weaning yourself away from the habit.
Kicking Other Miscellaneous Habits
Kicking other habits may not be as straightforward as using an electronic cigarette. Ridding your life of other bad habits may take more finesse. For instance, it’s just as hard for alcoholics to quit drinking as it is for smokers to quit smoking. Unfortunately, alcoholics have to find more tactful ways to kick their habits. This may include going to AA (Alcoholics Anonymous), or enrolling into a rehabilitation facility.
In most cases, the best way to kick a bad habit is by making small changes in your life. Try avoiding environments and people that draw you into your bad habits. If you have a problem with binge drinking, and you typically binge drink with friends, it’s best to avoid hanging with these types of people while these activities are going on.
Breaking a bad habit takes a lot of time and patience. It’s important to be emotionally and spiritually strong during this time. The more you work at breaking your habit, the more confidence you’ll have as you continue forward. Make it a goal to rid yourself of this bad habit, and strive everyday to achieve that goal.