I have lots of bad habits that I would love to break, but one of my worst and most frequent ones is bitting my nails. It’s a bad habit that I hate and is absolutely disgusting, the only thing it ever accomplishes is ruining my manicure and jacking up my nails. In addition, I sometimes bite my nails so far that it causes physical pain and when I bite my cuticles it can cause bleeding. Even the Bible talks about not stressing and being anxious, Philippians 4:6 states “do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God” (ESV). A lot of things trigger my nail bitting, but two of the biggest for me are stress and boredom. When I’m stressed out, bitting my nails …show more content…
When I paint my nails I’m more likely to pick the polish off before biting my nails and if I use the anti-bite as a top coat it will defer me even more from chewing on them. Since stress causes me to bit my nails, I need to learn to accept my grades and the fact that I will most likely still get into a good school. I also need to practice the art of stopping stressful situations to go listen to music, read a book, or do other stress relieving …show more content…
My schedule is as follows, paint my nails every Sunday, and anytime I pick the polish off, set a daily reminder to not bit my nails, and do one stress free thing every evening. Other things that might be added are writing different quotes about not stressing somewhere I look every morning and changing them weekly. It’s typically said that it takes girls twenty-one days to form a habit and guys thirty days, but it takes girls longer to break a habit. I think it will take about a month for me to get in the habit of my schedule and closer to two months for me to be able to break this
Some moms help their young children give up nail-biting by placing something unpleasant on the nai...
The first reason why cracking fingers is a pet peeve of mine is because it is gross. For example, when people can crack all their fingers at one time and not feel like crying like I do when I try to crack all my fingers. Another example is when someone does it one at a time and you can hear it crack nice and loud all the way across the room. The next reason why cracking fingers is a pet peeve of mine is because it hurts. For example, when I try to crack a finger and it does not crack, it feels like it is jammed for the rest of the day. Another example is when I crack a finger and it cracks really loud and it feels limb for the rest of the day also. The final reason why cracking fingers is a pet peeve of mine is because it is very irritating. For example, there is always at least one person in each of my classes that cracks their fingers or neck. Most people who are ambidextrous crack all their fingers on both of their hands. Even if they aren't ambidextrous they still can crack all their fingers. Another example is some people do it every class period and most of the time it is silent when they do it. That is why people cracking their fingers or neck is a pet peeve of mine.
There have been very few dog bite risk factor studies conducted. There is veterinary clinic-based retrospective study aimed at identifying human–canine environmental risk factors for non-play bites. Allowing a dog to run free out of the yard, sleeping in the owners bed, and routinely allowing the dog around strangers were all found to habits that promote biting. The study also found that dogs acquired for companionship were more likely to bite than those acquired for protection. Overall, dogs which are not confined in their interactions with humans are at elevated risk for biting.
Taking care of your feet is just as important as taking care of your hands. The previously mentioned process also applies to your feet, with the only difference being the need to file off calluses and deal with corns and blisters. This is definitely a job that requires an iron stomach and dedication! Even if you can’t handle the feet part, the fun part about nails is being able to transform a client’s nails. This can be achieved through polish or nail art.
Hey! I’m not saying that it’s going to be easy, we’re habitual creatures. Once we get into a routine, it can be really hard to change it, but if you want to change your body, you have to change your habits.
Charles Duhigg’s The Power of Habit, acknowledges how habits control our daily lives in every decision we make. For Instance, an ambitious woman named Lisa Allen, has not always had a fruitful life. Previously, she had abused her body with harmful toxins such as tobacco and alcohol since the beginning of her teenage years. Carrying out these habits everyday resulted her into being unmotivated and unconfident. In fact, she never kept a job longer than a year and began to fall into major debt. “She needed a goal in her life, she thought. Something to work toward” (xii-xiv). It begins with the “three-step loop” a cue that triggers our brain to do the habit. Next a routine, a set of actions that are either physical or mental. Finally a reward of satisfaction that determines whether or not this habit will be continuous (19). Not all habits can be good, but this is where the golden rule applies. Duhigg explains that in order for you to change your habit “ you must keep the old cue, and deliver the old reward, but insert a new routine”(62). “However, simply understanding how habits work- learning the structure of the habit loop makes them easier to control”( 20). Reading The Power of Habit, helped me understand the process by which I made a positive change to fight procrastination.
Habits are choices that one continues to do repeatedly without actually thinking about them. Habits start with a decision, but they eventually become automatic. One can probably think about things we do every day that we wish we did less of, perhaps like binging Netflix, constantly checking social media, or snacking when not being hungry. If one can understand how habits are triggered, one can learn how to overcome them. The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg and “Rat Park” by Lauren Slater will reveal the main strategies to recognize and overcome habits. Angie Bachman, a women who developed a gambling habit due was well aware of her habits, but she continued to drag herself into debt, resulting in losing all that she owned and getting sued by
My daily routine everyday remains the same week after week. I do get bored of constantly doing the same routine, but I know it is either this or surrendering to the
When you get bite by one of these it is bad. You can treat it by putting nail polish, alcohol, and bleach. Also you can treat it by taking a hot bath. But if you do get it, don't itch it because it will probably get infected. Then you will have to go to the Doctor. If the infection gets bad you might have to get surgery.
Since this behavior change has already been done before, I thought it would be a good idea to attempt it again and succeed it. By reviewing the pros and cons of this certain behavior change, I realized that there are more pros that outweigh the cons. The benefits to including moderate physical activity is to help the body and brain maintain its health. This led me to the preparation stage. I was planning my days of the weeks as to when I was going to implement 30 minutes of physical activity into my routine. I already had a gym membership, so one less thing to prepare. I was ready to take action and start my behavior change. During the action stage, it is when the plan is put into motion (Hayden, 2014). My goal during this stage of change was not to relapse back into
Make a list of tasks you need to finish each day, then rank them in order of importance. Give yourself permission to finish only the most important tasks today, and let everything else go for another day or delegate them to helpers.
To increase the efficacy of my behavioral plan I came up with three specific goals to help me keep up with my intentions. First, I designated specific times on Tuesday, Thursd...
Allow the nails to dry for 15 minutes. Once they become hard you can file
There can be different causes to OCD, genetics or family history for instance plays a role in whether or not why a person has this mental disorder. Studies have shown that in adult OCD patients, they are lacking glutamate levels in the right thalamus (Yajing Zhu, 2015). This study would be under the brain differences that lead to OCD. Another cause could be an environmental affect, or a stressful event that triggered this part of your brain. For some, a few of these causes may combine to form the OCD, for me that was the case.
In week 1, I was successful for five out of the seven days. The first week appeared to be a learning process for me. I was not successful for two out of the seven days because I had to carve out time out of my schedule to make time to exercise. I noticed that I struggled with making time to exercise due to my homework and various obligations. I also discovered that a strategy that helped me during the seven weeks was having someone to exercise with or in other words, an accountability partner. In week 2, I was successful for the same amount of days, five out of the seven. In week 2, I noticed I kept a similar pattern to the previous week’s schedule. However, I identified barriers that I encountered (not planning, not having enough time, not having a partner to exercise with every day, and having a migraine), but realized my weaknesses and habits and made an effort to change them. I had a partner for the five out of the seven days. Although the process of making the changes in week 2 were difficult, my determination paid off and I was successful for four days in a row. In week 3, I was successful for six out of the seven days. By the time I reached week 3 and combated my barriers of not having enough time and not having an exercise partner, I discovered a new barrier which was I began to struggle with going to bed on Saturdays because I would do homework late at night and lose track of time. However, I combated this barrier by setting an alarm to make sure I went to bed at my scheduled time. In week 4, I made significant process in my week’s sleep schedule and was successful for all seven days. This was the first week I didn't slip up, even on a Saturday. From the previous week (as I stated above), I noticed the pattern of Saturdays being an issue for me staying on track of my sleep schedule, so I implemented the use of an alarm to keep track of my time.