Overcoming Bad Habits
Meaning and role of bad habits:
‘Bad habits’ are sounding bad only literally since they play the role of good habits with some individuals. Sometimes, they are justified by way of reasoning with defense mechanism of the mind though the consequences are not desirable to the society. It is to be unanimously accepted that ‘bad habits’ are easily susceptible to any person than their counter role namely ‘good habits’. It is absolutely true that they are more harmful than any other devised weapon in beating the power of positive habits. Unless and otherwise the individual comes to realize the dangers, they continue to be only as good things in his conceptual justification. As such, attempts should be made by others to make the individual realize by proper guidance.
I) Realizing as black dots:
The individual must be made realizing that bad habits are corrupting his own mind and pave the way for a peaceless life. This realization cannot be effected all of a sudden but only in gradual measures. If the individual himself realizes, doing away with the undesirable habits becomes easy going. For this, he needs proper education as well as good friends and own family.
ii) Recognizing the root cause:
If an individual is possessed with bad habits in others view, they should be focused to him as evils within him spoiling his self esteem and respect in the society in which he is an element. He should be helped by offering counseling to discover the root cause for the same. If it is done, then the next thing to drop it away may become quite easy and enlightening.
iii) Alternative choice of approved behaviors:
Once the root cause for the bad habits is identified, the individual may be suggested convincingly to choose alternative habits. But it should be confirmed that the alternatives are not again in any way harmful to others. Simultaneously, there should be no loss of confidence in him to feel that he is loosing something of his own right. For example, an individual all the time chewing pawns with tobacco may be advised to use chewing gums or some sweet nuts and dry fruits. This may effect a healthy transformation from ‘bad’ to ‘good’.
iv) Self confidence with voluntary mind:
The individual should try to convince himself that he is paving his way of life with desirable behaviors. This confidence if created voluntarily, then the process of shifting to good habits or discarding away bad habits is definite and decided.
v) Determination of mind:
If a choice is made to do away with the bad habits and acquire good habits in future, there should be no oscillation in his determination at mind level. For this, the individual should practice his will power to cultivate in him better things for desirable effects as to be admitted by others. Will power alone can make the individual to be firm in his choice of good habits leaving away the bad ones.
vi) Quick action:
Once the individual realizes his status as an undesirable one and comes forward voluntarily for adopting good habits, he should act quickly to beat away the enemy namely bad habits. He should not think back again to reconsider. Reconsideration may sometimes collapse his strong will. If time is allowed after realizing, it may tilt his mind to step down in his efforts towards better corner. So, need for quick action is desirable in this matter of breaking of bad habits.
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Tags: defense mechanism, evils, root cause, proper guidance, good habits, pawns, Bad Habits, undesirable habits, proper education ‘Bad habits’ are sounding bad only literally since they play the role of good habits with some individuals. Sometimes, they are justified by way of reasoning with defense mechanism of the mind though the consequences are not desirable to the society. It is to be unanimously accepted that ‘bad habits’ are easily susceptible to any person than their counter role namely ‘good habits’. It is absolutely true that they are more harmful than any other devised weapon in beating the power of positive habits. Unless and otherwise the individual comes to realize the dangers, they continue to be only as good things in his conceptual justification. As such, attempts should be made by others to make the individual realize by proper guidance.
I) Realizing as black dots:
The individual must be made realizing that bad habits are corrupting his own mind and pave the way for a peaceless life. This realization cannot be effected all of a sudden but only in gradual measures. If the individual himself realizes, doing away with the undesirable habits becomes easy going. For this, he needs proper education as well as good friends and own family.
ii) Recognizing the root cause:
If an individual is possessed with bad habits in others view, they should be focused to him as evils within him spoiling his self esteem and respect in the society in which he is an element. He should be helped by offering counseling to discover the root cause for the same. If it is done, then the next thing to drop it away may become quite easy and enlightening.
iii) Alternative choice of approved behaviors:
Once the root cause for the bad habits is identified, the individual may be suggested convincingly to choose alternative habits. But it should be confirmed that the alternatives are not again in any way harmful to others. Simultaneously, there should be no loss of confidence in him to feel that he is loosing something of his own right. For example, an individual all the time chewing pawns with tobacco may be advised to use chewing gums or some sweet nuts and dry fruits. This may effect a healthy transformation from ‘bad’ to ‘good’.
iv) Self confidence with voluntary mind:
The individual should try to convince himself that he is paving his way of life with desirable behaviors. This confidence if created voluntarily, then the process of shifting to good habits or discarding away bad habits is definite and decided.
v) Determination of mind:
If a choice is made to do away with the bad habits and acquire good habits in future, there should be no oscillation in his determination at mind level. For this, the individual should practice his will power to cultivate in him better things for desirable effects as to be admitted by others. Will power alone can make the individual to be firm in his choice of good habits leaving away the bad ones.
vi) Quick action:
Once the individual realizes his status as an undesirable one and comes forward voluntarily for adopting good habits, he should act quickly to beat away the enemy namely bad habits. He should not think back again to reconsider. Reconsideration may sometimes collapse his strong will. If time is allowed after realizing, it may tilt his mind to step down in his efforts towards better corner. So, need for quick action is desirable in this matter of breaking of bad habits.
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