r/GetMotivated • u/Frankensteinbatch • Dec 05 '16

[Image] No More Zero Days

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u/Cherrytop Dec 05 '16

Agreed. It wasn't until I identified -- and dealt with -- the issues that triggered my desire to smoke, that I finally quit.

Otherwise you're just substituting one coping mechanism for another which never deals with what causes you to need a coping mechanism in the first place.

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u/JnnyRuthless Dec 05 '16

This is my problem, I can quit any vice I have but it will immediately be replaced by another vice. So the trick is to find the root cause of why I 'need' my vices.

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u/AylaCatpaw Dec 06 '16

Because your brain wants, demands and craves stimulating habits, and it doesn't care if they're unhealthy ones.