It is hard to break old habits – especially when it brings you such comfort. I have always twisted my hair. I twist it when I’m thinking, tired, bored, etc. When I was young, people would tell me that my hair would break and I would have bald spots. My hair never broke off and I have so much hair that a few strands are never missed. Lately though I see a real need to break this habit – my daughter is starting to pick it up.
My husband bites his nails. He has been biting them more lately because of work – so we’ve been ‘helping’ each other quit. We mainly yell ‘stop that’ at each other when we catch the other in the act. It is working somewhat well but annoying to be yelled at. Today my husband didn’t yell but just said “look you are twisting your hair” or something like that. I immediately stopped. So maybe a softer approach will get the job done as well.
For the first time in my life, I’m committed to stop my bad habit of twisting hair. It helps knowing that someone else in the family is giving her a habit, too. Misery loves company, right?
