A habit is defined as a simply practised, behaviour done often with ease, e.g . nail biting, eating habits and snacking which can give relief of stress, anxiety, emotional distress, agitation or boredom.
Habits are a part of life, and good habits make life much easier as they stop us wasting time and energy on having to consciously think about everything we do.
The process by which new behaviours become automatic is habit formation. It is an extremely simple form of learning and has its routes in evolution.
We all have countless habits that serve us well in life. We tend not to notice just how many we have and only focus on the ‘bad habits’ that cause us or other people irritation.
We may struggle to overcome unwanted habits and our conscious mind will tell us that we should stop but somehow we continue with the old habit.
Your subconscious mind can’t tell the difference between good habits or unwanted ones. It only knows that if you keep doing something, then it must make sure that you don’t forget how to do it. So habits like smoking and snacking on chocolate or unhealthy foods, are treated the same way as the skills you learn like walking and talking. They get locked into your subconscious mind.
Sometimes you might not want to eliminate an unwanted habit, but to introduce a good one, such as taking up a sport, making sure you have time to relax or introducing something fun into your life.
How can hypnotherapy help with habits
Hypnotherapy can help you to develop, new, constructive habits and help you with the unwanted ones by helping the release of inappropriate and destructive behavior patterns.
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