Do you have any bad habits?
@jewelenterprises (1996)
Australia
November 19, 2008 4:27am CST
I'm curious here, what are my fellow mylotters bad habits.
I got rid of my worst habit six months ago now... I quit smoking, and so did my partner, since then we have saved about $4,500 in tobacco costs alone
But I still have some bad habits.
I'm not a drinker and I'm no longer a smoker but I do like to eat a LOT of candy, and I'm a fingernail biter. I also tend to drink a LOT of coffee, like about 10 cups per day... definitely not good.
So what are your bad habits, are you a procrastinator, do you leave dirty socks and underwear laying around the house, toothpaste dribbled down the side of the bathroom sink (ewww!) Are you a 'spitter'?
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@mchavez11 (1406)
• Philippines
19 Nov 08
Yeah I do still have bad habits like smoking occassionally particularly when everyone is smoking Dunhill. Although I'm really trying my best to quit permanently.
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@jewelenterprises (1996)
• Australia
19 Nov 08
Good luck with quitting, smoking is an unhealthy habit, not to mention expensive! As I said, I quit six months ago... even now I still want a smoke sometimes
@jewelenterprises (1996)
• Australia
19 Nov 08
Everyone has habits, whether they are good or bad doesn't really matter but as humans we are creatures of habit. Some of our habits are good, others can be harmful.
@jewelenterprises (1996)
• Australia
20 Nov 08
Or hurting ourselves of course. By harmful I don't just mean to other people.
@jewelenterprises (1996)
• Australia
19 Nov 08
Yes, being too trusting can be a bad habit, but I'd sooner to too trusting than utterly cynical. I guess a balance is required, and finding that balance can be hard.
@Grandmaof2 (7579)
• Canada
19 Nov 08
The worse for me is worry. I worry about everything and I don't know how to quit. It's so bad in 2001 after my heart attack I was told there were no blockages snd it was caused from worry. That's scarry.
@Grandmaof2 (7579)
• Canada
20 Nov 08
hehehe I think I'll just take your word for it. I don't want to die I'm loving my Grandchildren. Thanks for the laugh though it felt good.
@jewelenterprises (1996)
• Australia
20 Nov 08
Gosh Grandma... that doesn't sound good at all. Sounds like you seriously need to find some form of stress relief.
Of course, the best form of stress relief is... ahem... an RRR rated climax LOL. Unless of course you have a heart attack in the middle of it... but 'WHAT A WAY TO GO!!' 
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@loveyoohbaby (737)
• New Zealand
20 Nov 08
Hey there yes I do I have 2 bad habits 1 as you said smoking but have been trying to quit the second is bitting my finger nails also I am a spitter some times.
Arohnui Love loveyoohbaby xoxo.@loveyoohbaby (737)
• New Zealand
21 Nov 08
Hey there thank you very much for your responds once again.I know it is a very bad habit.
Arohnui Love loveyoohbaby xoxo.@jewelenterprises (1996)
• Australia
20 Nov 08
Well, smoking is the worst one of those... it's expensive and unhealthy. So good luck with quitting
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@jewelenterprises (1996)
• Australia
20 Nov 08
I'm sure you have some bad habits, we all do. It's just part of being human.
@orevro (715)
• Philippines
20 Nov 08
I eat a lot of candy as well, i can't seem to get them out of my system:) I'm a worry freak! i can't seem to stop it.. I wouldn't be surprised if one day i get to have a heart problem or be in a psychiatric ward because of too much thinking.. :) I worry even when there's nothing to be worried about and i don't know if it's really a habit or a disorder.. lol
@jewelenterprises (1996)
• Australia
20 Nov 08
I have a bad habit of over analyzing things myself. But that doesn't always mean to worry about it either.
Interestingly, with the candy thing. I'm currently on a liver detox thing and I've noticed my craving for candy has dropped dramatically.
@jewelenterprises (1996)
• Australia
20 Nov 08
Is mylotting your habit? LOL, it may be in time anyway. I'm sure there are much worse habits though. AS long as your chores/housework get done it doesn't really matter
@icegermany (2524)
• India
20 Nov 08
i dont have the kind of bad habits that you have mentioned above but i am worried as i get angry very soon and i wanted to control this. i lose my temper and become wild sometimes and this i really dont like and i want to some how control my anger and be polite to everyone and this is the thing i am worried about myself and my husband smokes and i want him to quit this, but he cant. he had given a try but then again he retains the same and i really dont know what to do about this, as you and your husband have quit smoking can you give me some tips which can help my husband quit smoking.
@jewelenterprises (1996)
• Australia
20 Nov 08
I suppose it depends on what they are but in general it's probably better to get rid of them while you're young before they have a chance to do too much damage to you or other people.
@jewelenterprises (1996)
• Australia
20 Nov 08
Join the club on that one. I did manage to stop for nearly a year but started again when I was going through my divorce.
The way I stopped was to constantly wear nail polish, I didn't want to ruin the finish so I stopped biting them.
Unfortunately, like I said, stress made me start up again.
@jewelenterprises (1996)
• Australia
20 Nov 08
Yes, I suppose some of our bad habits shouldn't be publically aired.
Unfortunately a bad habit is often an addiction... giving up an addiction can be extremely difficult.
@jewelenterprises (1996)
• Australia
20 Nov 08
Yeah, being a workaholic who neglects their family qualifies as a bad habit. At least you know you do it though... that's the first step in being able to change.
@pfcapolo89 (2)
• United States
20 Nov 08
Definitely smoking. I picked it up during training with the Army. It helped me keep awake and active. But once I got home I found it to be unnecessary and honestly a waste of money! Its something that I'm working on quitting for good.
Tattoos are def another one ;) Once you start its hard to quit.
@jewelenterprises (1996)
• Australia
20 Nov 08
I have one tattoo, it was a home job that I had done when I was sixteen and regretted ever since.
@lilisor (205)
• Hungary
19 Nov 08
Haha, I guess everyone of us has one or more bad habits. I use to peel off my nail polish every time. I just can't help it.
Another bad habit is that I use to wash my hands very often: before I use the toilet, afterward, before I touch food, after I eat, before I use the PC, after I use it etc. Because of that, the skin on my hands is very dry.
@jewelenterprises (1996)
• Australia
19 Nov 08
Well, it the old expression that 'Cleanliness is next to Godliness' is true then you must be very Godly... LOL.
