Habits and Obsessions

Chances are that you have an annoying habit that you want to get rid of. Most people do. You might not even know about your bad habit. Habits can be good, too. They are your routine. on you. A habit can entertain you when you are bored or soothe you when you need to calm down. Reading before falling asleep can be a good habit. Soon, a beneficial habit can easily turn bad, such as not being able to fall asleep with out reading late into the night. Bad habits can cause a lot of Steps to Controlling Your problems. They are irritating, unpleasant, and likely to cause Habits 1. There is always damage in some way. Smoking is something that a bad habit, and causes damage makes you to your body. Other examples of automatically do bad habits are procrastination, your habit. Find out overeating, overspending, what it is. 2. Ask yourself if you arguing, and not getting enough sleep. The same way that good gain anything by doing your habit. habits turn bad, bad habits can 3. Ask yourself if you turn into obsessions if youre not picture a better you careful.
without your habit. 4. Find the willpower to stop.

What is a habit?
A habit is simply a behavior that is repeated. For instance, shaking someones hand when you meet them, or brushing your teeth are some examples. A person usually

doesnt even know about their habit, especially if it is a bad For some people, one. shaking someone elses Experts hand is a good habit. arent sure what causes habits, but they, in a way, can have a healthy outcome

What are obsessions?

Obsession is such a commonly used word that we dont really think about what it really means. An obsession is a reoccurring thought, Austin feeling or an image that makes you feel anxious. Most people experience mildly obsessive thoughts, usually when tired or

anxious. Severe obsessions cause discomfort and make things seem impossible. Most bad habits or obsessions go away with socialization.

severe as locking each window and door and checking them each several Overcoming times. Symptoms of OCD 1. Recognize OCD can start area of appearing very your obsession and early. Some all of your symptoms start problem If your showing at age obsessions. obsessions do not 6, and one case Also recognize fade away and what you do to was even become very Washing hands can reported at age put them right. severe, you could For instance, if 1 and a half! develop a condition be an obsession. your obsession Usually, though, is keeping called OCD. OCD stands for symptoms start clean, you Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. showing in late probably wash OCD is an anxiety disorder. Most your hands a lot. teenage years or people with OCD have one area of early adult years. 2. Gradually obsession face the things About 1 in Phobia and otherwise you fear by every 200 adults A phobia can be an seem to starting with the obsessions. It has OCD, and behave easiest and means a twice as many working your normally. pathological (cant have had it in their way up to the Inside their be talked out of) hardest. lifetime. OCD can area, though, fear of something 3. Break the be very severe they are particular. Simple obsessivephobias usually senseless and and is usually compulsive accompanied by come from being unpleasant, cycle. brought up with but cant stop. depression, eating Note: Therapy someone with the disorders or other can help! Others may same phobia, or anxiety disorders. think their had an early scary Only 10% of people with OCD are in rituals are experience having unnecessary, treatment! The longer that to do with that someone waits before treating it, something. but people with OCD feel the harder it will be to fight it because it worsens due to stress that awful things will happen if the and illness. rituals are not completed. This disorder can be as mild as doubting Overall, you can see that whether you turned of the stove habits and obsessions can be a before leaving the house to as

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drag and can be very hard to get rid of. Ask an adult with experience with a bad habit. After all, youre used to doing them regularly. But its a part of life to learn how to get rid of them. If you put your mind to it, you can overcome it. By Grace