something else is to picture whatever it is in your mind in a way that disgusts you for a while, then when you want to do it, if you recall the horribleness of it, it may help you not want to quite as much & overcome it sometimes. for example smoking, if the person pictures the cigarette turning into a worm, imagines it very clearly (not just considering it for a second & then pushing it out of their mind) & is sickened to think of putting a slimy, squirming worm into their mouth, then when they are faced with the test of actually picking up the cigarette they may remember this picture & be disgusted enough to put it down at least some of the time.
i’m not sure if this would work for everybody but i know my vivid imagination can sometimes really help me.
aussieboy: i have no idea if this is true for everyone but i have definitely used “mind games” on myself to overcome challenges, and though it is not always successful, it has sometimes worked.