What's a bad habit you use to have for a long time but finally fixed?

Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨lunatique@lemmy.ml⁩ to ⁨[deleted]⁩

Habit can be something you noticed about yourself or something that people had to keep telling you about yourself that was true.

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TheFunkyMonk@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Not taking care of myself. I’ve felt so much better and more confident (and practically reversed type 2 diabetes) since I’ve maintained a consistent strength training routine and eaten healthier.

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- lunatique@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Congratulations! Happy to hear you started maintaining your health.
  
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NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Biting my nails. I’m not even sure how or when I quit it.

I remember when I was younger and one of my mom’s cousins told me she would buy me anything I wanted if I stopped biting my nails. I think it was around that time I did but I’m not totally sure. I do remember that I didn’t see her often but the next time I saw her, I did stop and she didn’t buy me the LEGO set I asked her for lol

I see her every now and then (this is like 15-20 years later) and I’m always tempted to ask her about that old ass LEGO set she never got for me that I really wanted 😂

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- SacredHeartAttack@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Came here to say biting my nails. Only took me 4 decades.
  
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  - Fallofturkey@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    I was 35 when I quit. Did it because of work. Hazardous manufacturing.
    
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- Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Do you even remember the exact set? Depending on rarity, some of them SKYROCKETED in value.
  
  Hey cousin! Remember that $20 lego set you owe me? Yeah. It costs $4,000 now.
  
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  - NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Of course I do! I was OBSESSED with that set lol. It was a small one too, I wasn’t trying to be too demanding but I was big into collecting the RES-Q series. But I have checked on it a few times since then.
    
    It was about $10 USD and now it’s worth about $50 USD set # 6445 www.brickeconomy.com/…/lego-res-q-emergency-evac
    
    I used to get those little yellow catalogues and I’d sit there and stare at this set for hours on end.
    
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- boobs_@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I didn’t bite but I used to tear my nails, sometimes until they bled… and then some. I kicked the habit quite literally overnight after I started painting them. A little over 4 years later, I think I’ve done it once, though I also typically wear extensions now so it’s kinda hard to even if I wanted
  
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grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Smoking. I smoked for 13 years before I finally quit after multiple attempts. So glad I did too, because the cost of cigarettes has become insane.

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- Crackhappy@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I smoked for 30 years, but when I moved to a different state, the day I moved is the day I quit smoking. It worked super well. Haven’t smoked since.
  
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Perspectivist@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
It’s way too early to say that I have fixed it yet, but I quit a severe, two decade long porn addiction and a decade long daily weed smoking cold turkey a little over month ago and haven’t looked back. I might go back to occasional weed smoking at some point once I’ve truly tasted what life feels like without but with porn I’m not sure if I can go back without it spiraling out of control again.

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actionjbone@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Browsing Reddit

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fum@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Smoking. Took a few tries over many years, but got there in the end.

Also reddit. That was easy when API fee came in. Lemmy is becoming a similar habit though…

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- SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Smoking is like an old friend that visits every couple years and stays for a month or so, these days
  
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Boozilla@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Talking more than listening.

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Soktopraegaeawayok@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I got this one… I had a 15+ year opiate addiction. Things got real sketchy near the end. Im only here by the grace of God. Been clean over 3 years

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jh34@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Used to drink 3+ cans of caffeinated soda/day, kicked the habit this year and down to only drinking them when eating out or if I need to stay up for work or sumthin. Pretty nice that regular bottles of caffeine soda can work like an energy drink used to. Still drinking like 2 cans of soda/day but it’s not caffeinated.

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- garbagebagel@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Nice, same! Switched over to bubbly water first but after my dentist told me too much of that is also not great, I’ve cut down to a couple of sparkling waters a week and a very rare soda once every couple of months.
  
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- lunatique@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  A good start. Caffine is the most common drug in America besides tobacco. Neither on is classified as one thanks to good ol FDA
  
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  - naught101@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Caffeine is not particularly harmful at common doses…
    
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  - FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Caffeine is classified as a drug by the FDA lol. The FDA monitors caffeine levels in products and takes action when the levels are unsafe.
    
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Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Idk if it’s fixed, persay, but I’ve finally realized how much me overthinking things was sabotaging my life, so I’m trying to take actions to fix it.

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- lunatique@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Very good mate
  
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socsa@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I used to suck random dicks in the Walmart bathroom, but now I am under control and only suck random dicks in the Waldorf Astoria bathroom, which is much cleaner.

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Blackfeathr@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Energy drinks, namely Red Bull. Loved the blue and yellow ones.

Then in May of last year I started getting toothaches. A root canal, eleven fillings, an extraction, and $6,000 later, I stopped drinking energy drinks and cut down drastically on sugary drinks.

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- lunatique@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Good move. Red bull will give you wings (make you an angel)
  
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Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I’ll have to get back to you when I finally fix one.

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WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I used to not wear pants at home. I just could not stand the things, I was like Tarzan.

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corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

you use to have

You can’t use something in order to have it. Once you use it, it’s gone.

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- NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  It appears that your habit for pedantic comments is as strong as ever!
  
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