What Makes Us Stick To Our Bad Habits?

[munchkins 0]

I think it is the "willpower" thing and the thought, as someone said, it will never happen to me. But these things have a habit of creeping up on you and then it is "why didn't I do something before"

As for the drink, well I do enjoy it, wish I could stop at 2 or 3 though and as for smoking, gave that up 15 years ago (said with a smug smile )

Just wish that I was not such a lazy so and so and could keep up the promise I make just about every week that I will exercise more but I will start it tomorrow, which never comes

[Nizzy 1]

People often stick with bad habits because there isn't an immediate pay back. It's all very well to say that you have an x chance of developing x nasty disease if you don't quit/cut down etc but most people seem to think that either they aren't going to be that statistic, or that by the time it happens to them they'll be too old to care...

I agree...and the immediate staisfaction that they get from the habit acts as reward and supports the behavior while improving one's health by quitting takes a while in terms of seeing results and fails to act as reinforcement...

[Ban Hammer 13,633]

I agree...and the immediate staisfaction that they get from the habit acts as reward and supports the behavior while improving one's health by quitting takes a while in terms of seeing results and fails to act as reinforcement...

now that you mention it, vj is addictive.........

[Mags 112]

now that you mention it, vj is addictive.........

Is it? I hadn't noticed...

Edited November 30, 2006 by mags

[mRx 16]

I agree...and the immediate staisfaction that they get from the habit acts as reward and supports the behavior while improving one's health by quitting takes a while in terms of seeing results and fails to act as reinforcement...

now that you mention it, vj is addictive.........

[Nizzy 1]

I agree...and the immediate staisfaction that they get from the habit acts as reward and supports the behavior while improving one's health by quitting takes a while in terms of seeing results and fails to act as reinforcement...

now that you mention it, vj is addictive.........

lol...My hubby always asks me why I still come on here...even though I am not on all the time I still can't keep away...

[chri'stina 190]

lol...My hubby always asks me why I still come on here...even though I am not on all the time I still can't keep away...

same here...

[Jenn! 918]

I VJ too much. It keeps me from more important things I should be doing.

Maybe I should just quit. I'll be back in late summer for conditions removal. Adios VJ.

That'll be the day.

I suspect you'll be back...probably when your "big heart" status is imminent.

sister ceCrise..brother arijit is a vj junkie

Hmmm, maybe he wasn't kidding this time...

[almaty 19]

I VJ too much. It keeps me from more important things I should be doing.

Maybe I should just quit. I'll be back in late summer for conditions removal. Adios VJ.

That'll be the day.

I suspect you'll be back...probably when your "big heart" status is imminent.

sister ceCrise..brother arijit is a vj junkie

Hmmm, maybe he wasn't kidding this time...

yeah he was..he is a 1st class attention #######

Edited December 4, 2006 by almaty

[Jenn! 918]

I VJ too much. It keeps me from more important things I should be doing.

Maybe I should just quit. I'll be back in late summer for conditions removal. Adios VJ.

That'll be the day.

I suspect you'll be back...probably when your "big heart" status is imminent.

sister ceCrise..brother arijit is a vj junkie

Hmmm, maybe he wasn't kidding this time...

yeah he was..he is a 1st class attention #######

Yeah, oh well. I've got bigger and better fish to fry anyway...