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How To Get Rid Of Bad Habits Using Psychology: 9 Science-Backed Ways
However, understanding the psychology behind habit formation can help you get rid of bad habits and build better ones.A bad habit is a negative behavior pattern that not only adversely affects our health, but also damages our career, wealth and even relationships. It is a patterned behaviour which is caused by a lack of self-control and is detrimental to our well being. Bad habits like smoking, drinking, procrastination, binge eating and others can shatter our mental peace and happiness and drown our lives with excessive stress and anxiety. “A bad habit can impede your happiness, health, and social relationships,” Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D., author and Professor Emerita of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of
