What bad habit is hard for you to give up?

[pettygil]

I'm not much a coffee drinker, so that won't be hard to give up, cause no duh, I don't drink that stuff, that is why. However, to give up booze will not be easy for me. I can do it, but it will just be hard. I crave beer. It helps me to relax and if I am really upset it calms me down, so I don't feel so angry. Beer helps me to feel more social and I feel less panic when I am out with people. If I am drunk I won't stop to think, to tell people off, that make me feel angry. To do that sober will take awhile. I know there are relaxation cds and dvds, but it never makes me feel as calm as 6 beers. lol. It makes me feel good, until the alchol wears off, then I get dirreahea, dizzyness and even headaches. Sometimes I will feel more panic after a night of drinking.
I will see beer cans in my sleep. I'm sure of it. Booze is a depressant. I already suffer from sever depression and have for years. Giving up sweets will suck balls. I don't have to but if I want to feel better, then I have to eat fruits and stuff. I love ice cream, candy bars, gum, you name it. Now I will have to eat fruit and like it, than say to myself. What if I ate fruit instead of sweet candy. I would feel healthier, make me feel better and I would have less panic and depression. I must repeat often. I quit hard core drugs about 14 years ago, so I don't have to worry about that now. I still smoke but there is something called the electronic cigg and it's a lot safe then a regular smoke. My doctor told me it is safer, so that is what I go by. There is no smell, and no second hand smoke. no 4,000 bad chemicals, like a regular smoke. Well it's an option for now. I know there is something called NA beer. I might try it. I won't get drunk, even if I drank 10 cans of it. lol. It just taste like beer, with very little alchol in each can. What if i tricked my mind into drinking fake beer and it works? lol. what if I start to feel better? What if I don't get the runs after a night of drinking, no farting, or bloating. What if I save up a lot of money from not drinking beer. And what if i could use that money to buy myself something like new lap top? See I am positive.

[pettygil]

I figured I will reply back to myself, and no, I'm not drunk, but because I can. It's like talking to myself. Hey, I need someone to talk to, it's been a long time. I only talk to people online. Then I get bored, then I go sit on the couch and then I start thinking and talking about the weirdest things. I mean it is normal to talk to yourself so much? I don't know and I don't care.

Oh, and the really good news is that I don't have to give up sex. whew..If I didn't have sex with myself I would get panic attacks, yes, yes. I would get really depressed. I can still have sex at least. This is me in bi polar mode. I laugh and act strange but that is ok, but this to will pass. Hey at least I don't feel so depressed for once, so it's all cool, until I come down and feel like sleeping all day, still that is ok, that to will pass.

[pettygil]

Hey, if you all want a good laugh, then I should do a youtube video and talk to myself. Wait. I might get committed.
No, I'm not going to drink laundry detergent. I don't feel like dying today. I know the voices told me to drink it, but then I said wait a minute here. Why am I feeling this way? I don't hear the voices, so I don't know why, but anyway I must replace with a positive thought, then ignore it and get busy. Gets the bottle of laundry detergent out, and I wave my finger at it. I'm going to have a talk with you, now you listen here man..I'm not going to drink you, you can't make me do it. Don't make me kick your ass.

I have a problem with knives to but I never hurt anyone. I was afraid I might stab myself and not on accident. My head would say things like: Just go stab yourself. I think that's insane. i'm not going to kill myself. Why is this thought inside my head? I don't know why, but ya know I haven't stabbed myself yet. I don't feel like taking my life. I just have strange thoughts. I could see just saying all of this on you tube like I was talking to myself.

[pjmorales]

Im so glad someone asked this question. I have been on rx pain pills for years now and im sick of it. As hard as its going to be and will probably bring my anxiety levels up but in the next couple of days im going to try to go off of them. Im so worried about the withdrawals but i have to. these stupid pills have changed my life, changed the person that i am and so i need to do this for my kids. Please pray that i can do it and not go crazy.

[MrCleveland]

Answering the phone every time it rings.

Because usually it's my father and he would want me to do things or ask me something, like getting a ride to and from work. (I'm even told that if he's on the other line...don't answer it, but I can't).

I live by myself and he asks me if I need a ride to work...I feel VERY insignificant right now.

[Paisleegreen]

I thought you didn't have a car? I know your Father has been driving you crazy. We finally had to get caller ID years ago so that we knew when my Dad was calling b/c it wasn't going to be a fun call. He usually ended up hurting my feelings and my daughter at age 12 or older called back and asked him "what did you say to my Mom?" and told him that I was crying. He called back and apologized.

I do still have the last recording of my father at age 92 and dying from Lymphoma. He was checking on the sale of his house, there was no I love you's or Thank You very much for all my family and I did for him. But I still keep it and listen to it when the phone has you listen to saved calls. It will probably always be on there, but it isn't the original recording so it is scratchy. It will probably die a slow death by phone recording quality. Hang in there...Paislee

[pettygil]

Answering the phone every time it rings.

Because usually it's my father and he would want me to do things or ask me something, like getting a ride to and from work. (I'm even told that if he's on the other line...don't answer it, but I can't).

I live by myself and he asks me if I need a ride to work...I feel VERY insignificant right now.

I have a very crazy mother, who yells, and goes bi polar on me, she stalks me. She is just so negative, she to also thinks she is dying all the time, she thinks I'm dying all the time. I refuse to have anything more to do with her. Yea, she could give me rides but I take the bus, it's not worth it, the panic attacks, after I try to talk to her. My mom well yell for hours on end and I start to shake, she keeps right on yelling, and then my heart starts racing. I tell her to stop, your making my panic worse, then she goes off on me and starts yelling..She yells, well at least you know what I go through every day now, and knock your shit off, which really makes me upset, then I get more panic and then I start telling her to knock her crap off, then she slaps me, which sends me to even more panic..I tell you she is staying out of my life. She told me when I got a bee sting once, she said it wasn't the bee sting, it was because your damn panic attacks..Well the doctor told me I was having a small allergic reaction, she said to me. That's bull crap..it is? She almost ran over my toe with her car and then she blames me for it. Why can't she ever say she is sorry? Why am I always the one to blame, well I'm not. She will never be a part of my life. I can forgive and move on and that is what I'm going to do.

[KAMO]

My worst bad habit, other than worrying all the time which causes my anxiety, is smoking. I would love to quit, but am afraid to. When I'm having an anxiety attack, I smoke twice as much because it seems to help me calm down, although from what I've read, it's probably making the situation worse. I don't think I'm strong enough to go "cold turkey" and I can't take most of the non-smoking medications because of other medications I'm on. I'm in a "catch 22" situation. My husband is a non-smoker and I get criticized about it from him all the time, but at least I don't drink alcohol at all.

[tina martin]

I used to smoke many years ago. How did I get rid of it? Slowly, if I remember correctly. I think I started by not inhaling and so gradually weaned off. Now, I think, there may be support groups with other suggestions. Patches perhaps? It is wonderful to be rid of it.

Don't give up. Be patient and forgive yourself for any momentary relapse.

[KAMO]

Hi Tina, thanks for the advise and congratulations to you for quitting. I'm going to work on it and I'd love to use the patches, but they are so expensive. Maybe I'll try just putting on in my hand and not lighting it. Wish me luck.