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Maybe. But maybe it's like calling Voldemort 'he who shall not be named.'“Call him Voldemort, Harry. Always use the proper name for things. Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.” By using 'taboo words' like bitch, we decrease the stigma around them.

Hi Joe. I recommend finding a therapist that you really connect with, and perhaps looking into various 12 step groups, as there are many addictions that we humans struggle with that aren't necessarily drugs or alcohol. Wishing you the best.

"Instead of thinking about getting better, I think it's more helpful to frame progress as things becoming easier." That's a huge insight when you actually become able to stick to habits over the long haul.

Doing all those things I mentioned in the article aren't just possible now, they're easier and in fact feel better than my routine before. I wish someone had told me this years ago... for some reason I thought that routines just continued to be hard forever, because I usually gave up before the point where they became easy.

I used to do the same thing. I'm impatient and I want to see results asap, which makes it really hard to slow down and take it one thing at a time.

The thing I've learned lately is that with habits, going faster in the short term slows you WAY down in the long run. Counterintuitive, but 100% true.

Thank you!!

I did the same thing with flossing! Almost at one year streak now. Glad you've found something that works for you too. :)

1. Thank you for the question; I do think it's worth asking and discussing. 2. I'm not sure 'bitch' should be a negative term, and my self-esteem is high enough that I feel comfortable owning the term. 3. I'm a growth marketer and I knew it would get a bunch of clicks.

Yikes, thanks for pointing that out!

Yes I agree. I call it the 'dip of doom' that happens at the 4-6 month mark. If you push through it, you're golden, but so many people give up.

I recently got my life together and wanted to share what's been working for me.