anonymisss
Member
I think it’s possible to really want to change and at the same time feel like change is impossible. It’s really, really hard to change a bad habit that makes you feel good. The thought of not having the habit in your life could be really overwhelming. Good luck with it, moish!
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Posted 22 hours ago #
an open book
Member
anonymisss: i think that’s true.
sometimes what helps with that is having your goal being “i’m not gonna do it the next time i want to”. not trying to change yourself forever but focusing on the immediate challenge of the next time this happens, saying i may only overcome it once, but that’s better than not at all.
an open book
Member
moish01: i think the main thing is your attitude once you “bounce back”. try not to see it as being back where you started, but just a temporary fall before getting back up & climbing higher. focus on how horrible it feels after you did it & decide that next time, and just next time for now, you won’t do it.
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VERY WELL SAID! moish- I think you can gain a lot of insight by internalizing these posts- not just reading
PS- I’m sure it took a lot of courage to call that Rabbi. I’m really wow’ed by your strength of character. Anything you put your mind to- You CAN do it!