Why Is Changing a Habit So Difficult?

Changing a habit is like getting out of your comfort zone and this is a very difficult task to undertake no matter how desperate we are to change a habit that we dislike in ourselves. Most people have a habit they would like to modify be it physical, mental spiritual or even emotional, something that does not please us. Habits become deeply ingrained in our minds thus making a change can really turn out to be complex. To be able to make change, you have to focus on what the behavior you want to achieve and not the one you want to eliminate and by doing this you will replace that behavior in your subconscious mind. 

 

Ever wonder why it is easy for some people to change while others just can’t? Well, it all has to do with the subconscious desire. When you have that real burning desire on your subconscious level then you are more likely to get it without having to endure any pain. It can happen that you desire something consciously but your subconscious has been affected so you may destroy yourself slowly. The trick can be helping yourself subconsciously want the change your conscious mind desires and the only way to do that is to look back and see the issues that may have been affecting your perception in terms of your behavior. This will help both your conscious and subconscious work in harmony to produce a great achievement. 

 

You have to write and rewrite your perceptions that limit you from being a better person to be able to move the roadblocks and move beyond them. Once you have the behavior that needs change, then we can look at how to initiate and maintain a change. 

 

i.       Pre-contemplation—here the person has not yet known that they have a problem and they may try to avoid the subject and think that just one tempting treat won’t hurt. 

 

ii.      Contemplation—this is when a person is aware of their problem but not sure if they want to make a change. They realize they should have done things differently but don’t. 

 

Preparation; here a person is ready to make changes, they are not completely willing to but they are ready to change. Mostly this stage is entered when change is unbearable. Action; now in this stage the person gets ready to make changes but that is no all. In the maintenance stage the person affected has to learn to maintain the changes and be cautious not to relapse or else they will have to go through the stages all over again.