Worst habits?

United States
May 5, 2011 11:30am CST
I was writing a response to this blog about how turning the light off when you are on the computer is bad for your eye sight. While responding I realized that was a habit I have had for a long time and never have been able to break even after my mother saying I should know better =) I realized that we have little habits we do and probably do not even realize them. My best friend told me that I move my feet ihn rythem when trying to go to sleep. She runs her fingers through her hair, my mother takes her leg and runs it up and down your calve. Most people have habits when they are trying to sleep, daily habits, and habits purtaining to certain things. With daily habits I have defiently noticed many. I bit and pick my lips very bad. I can not help it, nothing even has to cause it but when im nervous or scared it is worse. My best friend bites her nails which is a very common habit. Then there are habits that you do in certain situations such as driving, have you ever noticed the way you drive, or the way you sit, or even habits with your speech or daily conversations. Its crazy we develop habits or even habits we pick up from being around someone else. What habits have you noticed about yourself or other people? What's the craziest habit you ever heard about or seen? What's a habit you just realized you do???
2 responses
• Philippines
5 May 11
I too have a bad habit of biting my nails ever since I was a kid. I really want to stop doing this habit, but I find it hard not to. Not that I'm not trying really hard. I know I have. In terms of using the computer, one habit I know I have is bad sitting posture. I use a laptop in doing my web work (I'm a web designer) for the whole day, and I tend to slouch on my shoulders, leaning closer to the laptop screen. I'm a tall person so I always tend to lean forward unconsciously most of the time.
• United States
5 May 11
Yeah; the finger nail biting is so common I am surprised no one has came out with a solution. My bestfriend wears fingernail polish to try and help, it does always work but sometimes it helps. If you are a guy though that does not really help. Well I mean you could always wear some pick finger nail polish and just blame it on the habit =) Bad posture is anouther one, I have bad posture too, not really bad because my mother always tried to make sure I didn't have bad posture but that of course did not fully work. Thanks for the response.
• Philippines
5 May 11
Aw rats! I went back to this discussion, and saw what I typed earlier. Then I realized I was slouching on my shoulder again... sigh..
• Philippines
5 May 11
One of my worst habit is breaking my bones. I love it when there is a sound every time I stretches my bones. I love that Crepitus. That was a bad habit because it makes my bones a candidate for Arthritis.
• United States
9 May 11
Wow. I have never heard that one. I hope you find ways to help you fight the habit, just so you stay healthy =)