Contest: Breaking Bad Habits

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Hello friends , this is @emishael60 blog and am back here in healthy steem community. I hope you all are doing fine .Today i will participate in the contest: Breaking Bad Habits, that is organised by @sahmie.
And I won't forget to invite my steemian friends:@mhizta ,@jewel005,@charter to participate.

Now how can we describe bad habits?bad habit are those behavior that we do willingly or unwillingly which is not normal, which our heart keeps telling us that it's not good,but we ignored.

Normally! Bad habits can be challenging to stop and understanding why they happened can help us control them more effectively. Let’s look at some common bad habits and the reasons behind their stubbornness:

• Smoking: People smoke because it makes them feel good quickly. It’s hard to stop because the brain gets used to this good feeling.
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• Not Exercising: Some people don’t exercise because the brain likes easy rewards now, not rewards that come later, like being fit.
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• Laziness: Some people want to rest so much which results in delaying of tasks because they feels better now and want to be free . The brain wants to feel good now, not later.
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• Nail Biting: People bite nails without thinking or Knowing , especially when stressed.
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Why Are this Habits Hard to Stop?

• Brain connection: The brain gets used to habits and doesn’t like change from it.
  Instant feelings: Habits feel good right away, which makes the brain want to keep doing them.
• Lack of Self-Control: It’s hard to stop a habit without a plan, like avoiding places that make you want to do the habit and avoiding people that can ginger you to do the habit.

With this idea of mine we can know if something is a habit or an addiction, and what to do about it, here it is:

• Stopping: If you can stop doing it when you want to it’s a habit. If you can’t stop, it might be an addiction.
• Harm: A habit is okay for you. An addiction is not okay and can cause serious problem like health issues.
• Wanting: If you really want to do it all the time, it is an addiction.

And We can Break Them by:

• Knowing Why: Understand why you do it.
  Change: Do something good instead of the habit.
• Ask for Help: Get help from others.
• Make Small Plans: Set small goals to pursue which will help to stop doing it,and we should not stop trying, even when it’s hard.
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We should have in mine that when try to stop bad habits, we can face problems. This is some of the problems and how to solve them:

• Triggers: Triggers are things that make you want to do the habit. To solve this, find out what your triggers are. Then, try to stay away from them or change them.
• No Motivation: Sometimes, people don’t feel like stopping a habit. To solve this, think about good reasons to stop. Write them down and look at them to remember why you want to quit.
• Thier Rewards: Habits can make you feel good. To solve this, understand that the habit might not be as good as it seems. Try to see it in a negative ways.
• No Patience:Stopping a habit takes time. To solve this, be happy with small wins. Don’t give up if it takes a while.
• No Help: Quitting alone is hard. To solve this, we can try talking to friends or family. They can help.
• Big Changes: We may hope for big changes but big changes are hard. To solve this, we can make little changes first. Little changes can lead to big ones.
• Imagination: it’s hard to imagine life without the habit. To solve this, we jux think and picture ourself without the habit, how life will have been. This can help make it real.
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Helping friends quit bad habits is good. But we must be nice and not by force . Here’s how:

• Be a Good Listener First, listen to them. Let them talk about their habit. Don’t interrupt. Just listen.
• Understand Their Feelings Know that quitting is hard. Tell them it’s okay to find it tough. This makes them feel understood.
• Share Stories If you know someone who quit a habit, tell that story. It can give hope.
• Give Ideas, Don’t Order Suggest ways to quit. Like, “Have you tried this?” Don’t say, “Do this now.”
• Cheer for Small Wins If they make a little progress, be happy for them. Say, “Well done!”
• Stay with Them Be there for them. If they slip up, tell them it’s okay to try again.
• Don’t Judge Never make them feel bad. Don’t say, “That’s a bad habit.” Say, “I believe in you.”
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In conclusion, quitting bad habits is hard, but possible to stop if we wish to. Know yourself, keep your reasons in front, change how you think about the habit, be patient, get help, start with small changes, and picture your success. Keep trying, and you can do it!

THANKS ALL FOR READING