Interesting thoughts about habits. When I’m trying to eliminate a “bad habit”, I sometimes try to replace it with something that makes me feel better about myself. For example, when I was a child/teenager, I bit my nails badly. In an effort to stop, I started using colored nail polish to make my hands look nicer. It was very difficult to call more attention to my very short nails, but, over time, I was able to stop the habit that was bringing me so much negative feeling.