The previous chapters of this book have dealt with understanding what addiction is rather than how to overcome it. That’s because you need a solid understanding of how addiction works before you can start the process of treatment. This chapter will be the first in a step-by-step series on how to overcome your addiction in the first aspect of that that we will discuss is making a commitment to quit.
Define Your Commitment
Before you actually make a commitment, you first need to figure out what commitment means to you. It is very easy to say to yourself that you will make a commitment to quit if what you are really saying is that you will give it another try, even though you don’t expect it to work. This is where a lot of people run into a problem with their commitment. They are actually making a commitment in the sense that is intended. What you need to do is make a commitment where you promise yourself you are going to do everything in your power to quit, without fail, without excuses and without the rationalizations that have caused you to start again in the past.
Set a Future Date
The object here is to set a date in the future when you’re going to quit. Don’t make that date tomorrow. In fact, make that date have significance of some kind. For example, if your birthday is coming up next month, that would be a perfect time to quit. Picking an arbitrary time to quit doesn’t signify that you’re actually committed. If you choose the day that means something, it is going to be harder to justify starting again with the idea of setting a new date in the future.
Tell Everyone
If you are planning to quit on a certain day then you should make it an event, and you should definitely reinforce the fact that you won’t be able to avoid quitting on that day by telling friends and family members who support you in overcoming your addiction that you plan on quitting on that particular day and remind them as it gets closer if you have said it for a future time that is way down the road.
Make Your Commitment Count
If your commitment doesn’t mean anything to you then you are going to have no problem breaking it but if you make certain rules – such as giving yourself rewards after you have been able to achieve certain goals with your commitment, or giving yourself punishments for failing – then you might be able to have more success because your commitment will have strings attached to it that will make it much harder to ignore.
Define Your Commitment
Before you actually make a commitment, you first need to figure out what commitment means to you. It is very easy to say to yourself that you will make a commitment to quit if what you are really saying is that you will give it another try, even though you don’t expect it to work. This is where a lot of people run into a problem with their commitment. They are actually making a commitment in the sense that is intended. What you need to do is make a commitment where you promise yourself you are going to do everything in your power to quit, without fail, without excuses and without the rationalizations that have caused you to start again in the past.
Set a Future Date
The object here is to set a date in the future when you’re going to quit. Don’t make that date tomorrow. In fact, make that date have significance of some kind. For example, if your birthday is coming up next month, that would be a perfect time to quit. Picking an arbitrary time to quit doesn’t signify that you’re actually committed. If you choose the day that means something, it is going to be harder to justify starting again with the idea of setting a new date in the future.
Tell Everyone
If you are planning to quit on a certain day then you should make it an event, and you should definitely reinforce the fact that you won’t be able to avoid quitting on that day by telling friends and family members who support you in overcoming your addiction that you plan on quitting on that particular day and remind them as it gets closer if you have said it for a future time that is way down the road.
Make Your Commitment Count
If your commitment doesn’t mean anything to you then you are going to have no problem breaking it but if you make certain rules – such as giving yourself rewards after you have been able to achieve certain goals with your commitment, or giving yourself punishments for failing – then you might be able to have more success because your commitment will have strings attached to it that will make it much harder to ignore.
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