| Have you tried to break a pattern that seems | | | | rather than challenged. |
| self-destructive? How many times do you say you | | | | The good thing to remember is that habits can be |
| want to stop bad habits or break a pattern like | | | | overcome. In eastern philosophy there are a lot of |
| smoking, overeating or nail biting but a month later feel | | | | writings about attachment and that we repeat patterns |
| defeated? It can be very discouraging to have | | | | until we realize that they don't make us happy. |
| success for a week or so and then feel you've | | | | Try to reflect upon what you really get from the habit |
| regressed. Is this inevitable? | | | | and if it really is fulfilling. Is it just a distraction or a way |
| Don't let this be disheartening as habits are | | | | to hide pain? While you are engaged in the habit try to |
| deep-rooted and there may be even family patterns | | | | look at it. This is hard to do and takes a lot of |
| of this problem that make the bad habit reinforced | | | | concentration but is very worthwhile. |