When somebody wants to quit something, they just do it, they don't go and let the internet know before the fact.
Cancer patients, typically, they really want to stop and they do it.
Thread starter is a soft attention whoring twat.
"I want to quit smoking" ( the cock? )
How original.
When somebody wants to quit something, they just do it, they don't go and let the internet know before the fact.
Cancer patients, typically, they really want to stop and they do it.
Thread starter is a soft attention whoring twat.
"I want to quit smoking" ( the cock? )
How original.
Change isn't always sudden, some theories like the transtheoretical model suggest their are stages to change, like 1)
Precontemplation (Not Ready)-"People are not intending to take action in the foreseeable future, and can be unaware that their behaviour is problematic"
2)
Contemplation (Getting Ready)-"People are beginning to recognize that their behaviour is problematic, and start to look at the pros and cons of their continued actions"
3)
Preparation (Ready)-"People are intending to take action in the immediate future, and may begin taking small steps toward behaviour change"
4)
Action – "People have made specific overt modifications in modifying their problem behaviour or in acquiring new healthy behaviours"
5)
Maintenance – "People have been able to sustain action for a while and are working to prevent relapse"
6)
Termination – "Individuals have zero temptation and they are sure they will not return to their old unhealthy habit as a way of coping"[nb 2][/li][/list]
Sounds Like the OP is in between the contemplation and preparation stage.In general, for people to progress they need:1. A growing awareness that the advantages (the "pros") of changing outweigh the disadvantages (the "cons")—the TTM calls this decisional balance
2. Confidence that they can make and maintain changes in situations that tempt them to return to their old, unhealthy behavior—the TTM calls this self-efficacy
3. Strategies that can help them make and maintain change—the TTM calls these processes of change.
The ten processes include:
o Consciousness-Raising—increasing awareness via information, education, and personal feedback about the healthy behavior.
o Dramatic Relief—feeling fear, anxiety, or worry because of the unhealthy behavior, or feeling inspiration and hope when they hear about how people are able to change to healthy behaviors
o Self-Reevaluation—realizing that the healthy behavior is an important part of who they are and want to be
o Environmental Reevaluation—realizing how their unhealthy behavior affects others and how they could have more positive effects by changing
o Social Liberation—realizing that society is more supportive of the healthy behavior
o Self-Liberation—believing in one’s ability to change and making commitments and recommitments to act on that belief
o Helping Relationships—finding people who are supportive of their change
o Counter-Conditioning—substituting healthy ways of acting and thinking for unhealthy ways
o Reinforcement Management—increasing the rewards that come from positive behavior and reducing those that come from negative behavior
o Stimulus Control—using reminders and cues that encourage healthy behavior as substitutes for those that encourage the unhealthy behavior.
