Most statistics claim that it takes four to six weeks to break a habit or addiction. The same statistics say it takes four to six weeks to make a habit. Well, it is possible to make or break a habit, but it depends on what type of habit you are dealing with. Habits like closing the gate every night, checking for mail at four o’clock are easy to make. However, there are habits that are hard to break.
The Nature of Habits
Habits like smoking, swearing, over-eating, biting your lips, and such are hard to break. You may have a habit that you have been trying to overcome for many years, but you find yourself relapsing into the same pattern over and over again. Sure, some of these habits can be broken for a temporary period if we start engaging in other activities.
I have one friend of mine who is still sucking his fingers at regular intervals. I noticed that he does this frequently when he’s home. When he goes out into the public, he may be struggling to hold back the urge, because he rarely sucks his finger in the public. I am also quite sure that he resists sucking his finger among girls, at work or in social settings. Of course, some habits may cause people to ask, why do we do this? The repulsive view is being seen as retrogressive morons.
Different Types of Habits
There are compulsive and destructive habits. Compulsive behaviors are normal, they even affect celebrities and other notable personalities. One famous star is known to have a specific type of compulsive behavior known as “Obsessive Compulsive behavior”.
One example of compulsive obsessive disorder is arranging things in order all the time. A person with this disorder may start arranging books, pens or glasses in order when they enter a room. The sight of disorderly items does not go down well with them.
Overcoming a Habit
It takes a lot of time and effort to overcome a habit. Destructive habits must be broken down if we are to realize our full potential.
Most habits are hard to break because we concentrate on the symptoms instead of tackling the root problem. It takes time to identify the root problems, but the symptoms are readily seen. Identifying when and how the habit started will lead you in the right direction of identifying the root problem. For example, if you were not swearing at high school, then you begin swearing after you work for a bully boss, your habit may be related to frustrations and resentment for your boss.
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