are you tired of trying to break your
bad habits with a little success do you
find yourself repeating the same mantras
over and over only to give into
temptation once again it's time to stop
judging yourself and start taking action
in this video we'll explore some of the
self-destructive habits that you need to
break right now say goodbye to your bad
habits and hello to a healthier happier
you
food is your life
those cookies with their crunchy Brown
edges in the chocolatey gooey Center if
people ever look under your bed they
will not only find such cookies but also
a stash of snacks crackers and every
type of junk food imaginable and if
people could search your brain they'd
soon figure out that you think about
food all the time if you can relate to
this there's a high chance that you have
a binge eating disorder psychiatrist
Joel Young explains that this disorder
not only makes you hide foods and eat
them in secret but also makes you unable
to control yourself when you're eating
even though you aren't hungry you
continue to eat even beyond the point of
comfortable fullness followed by
feelings of Shame guilt or depression if
you're going through something similar
know that it's okay to seek professional
support you don't have to face this
alone craving artificial dopamine
that Rush of dopamine as you chug your
fourth bottle of alcohol leaves you with
a kind of explosion in your brain the
type that makes you feel upbeat and
euphoric
researcher Nora valko and colleagues
explained in a study that excessively
consuming alcohol and drugs can mess up
your brain's reward pathway flooding it
with high levels of artificial dopamine
when it comes to things that trigger
your reward system your brain doesn't
know the difference between quality and
quantity normal healthy activities that
might activate your reward system like
hugging or sleeping are pushed to the
bottom of your priority list while
chronic drug or alcohol intake Rises to
the top
while overcoming chronic substance
addiction can be a challenging Journey
seeking therapy can provide a path to
successfully Breaking the Habit and
living a fulfilling life free from
addiction
overspending psychology researcher Anya
otseger notes that excessive spending
can be self-destructive because your
amassing credit card debt and loans that
are hard to pay back this can result in
severe Financial pressures and stress
which can poorly influence your
emotional state and general well-being
moreover according to research by Sonya
Britt lutter and colleagues your
relationship could be in Jeopardy when
you overspend as your partner may start
thinking that they can't trust you with
money as you regularly overspend they're
expected to Bear the excessive
expenditures which cause them to become
resentful and could result in an
unfavorable dynamic in your relationship
up late for no reason
it's the wee hours of the night and
instead of sleeping you're watching
video after video on tick tock
the clock is ticking and despite knowing
you should go to bed so you're not
grumpy in the morning you're still over
indulging in this unconstrained Leisure
social psychologist Teresa didonato
terms this Behavior as Revenge bedtime
procrastination in which a person trades
sleep for leisure time as a result of a
busy routine during the daytime in a
study in the journal Healthcare
researcher Vijay chadu and colleagues
explained that this behavior is
self-destructive as it can degrade your
decision-making memory and thinking
you'll feel sleepy during the day which
will reduce your productivity and raise
your risk of micro sleeping while
driving according to
thesleepfoundation.org the most
effective treatment for sleep
procrastination is good sleep hygiene
which incorporates healthy sleep habits
and establishes a sleep-friendly
atmosphere all work and no play another
self-destructive habit is workaholism
which involves an excessive and
compulsive need to work researchers
akihiro shimazu and Wilmer shafeli
discover its self-destructiveness stems
from the fact that it can cause higher
levels of burnout job stress and lower
job satisfaction Workaholics may spend
long hours at work take on enormous
tasks and disregard their physical
health personal relationships and
leisure activities according to
organizational psychologist Melissa
Clark Workaholics experience chronic
stress that can have harmful
consequences on the body including
elevated cortisol levels which can
impair immunological function and raise
the risk of health problems such as
hypertension cardiovascular disease and
diabetes
can you relate to any of these habits
share with us in the comments
self-destructive Behavior serves as an
unconscious protective mechanism against
shame according to licensed psychologist
Dr Lynn Margolis to escape the
empowering impacts of Shame these
defenses offer different states of Mind
Rectify shame or limit exposure to it
for example substance-based addictions
cause an altered psychological state
that is strong enough to successfully
overpower the effects of Shame
to break these shame-based
self-destructive patterns little safe
risks of being seen and activities that
build Pride should be taken shame should
not be gotten rid of but instead
acknowledged as a separate experience
when you recognize shame for what it is
some of its power is diminished if
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