BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / habits you would like to kick

**Posted by saturnR** May 12, 2014 10:34 pm

What are you doing that needs kicking? What is your Archilles Heel?
What are you gonna do about it?

Me? Caffeine is a big one. I used to drink 4 cups a day. Now down to 3 (not that much of an improvement )

Sugar = strong addiction to coke. I can literally down 2L in 1 day if I really wanted to.

How's 'bout you guys? What are you doing that you would like to cut down on?

Last edited by saturnR (May 12, 2014 10:35 pm)

**Posted by nakahara** May 13, 2014 7:03 am

Procrastination - I am sometimes too lazy.
And I really don´t know how to cure myself from that.

**Posted by SpiralStaircase** May 13, 2014 8:54 am

nakahara wrote:
Procrastination - I am sometimes too lazy.
And I really don´t know how to cure myself from that.

That is me in a nutshell!! I make plans to do things and they never get done. Sigh. I don't own a TV - thank god - but the internet can be just as bad. I spend far too long on YouTube!

I also bite my nails. But I'm 42 now so doubt I'll ever kick the habit.

But that's about it really. So not too bad considering.

**Posted by belis** May 13, 2014 9:37 am

Bitting my nails.

**Posted by MartaSt** May 13, 2014 1:29 pm

Addiction to sweets - I can eat huge amount of them. I don't think it's curable

**Posted by silverblaze** May 13, 2014 1:45 pm

Procrastination and avoidance behaviour.

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** May 13, 2014 3:08 pm

My eating habits...

I used to have Binge Eating Disorder which mean I would eat a crazy lot of food for either comfort or punishment... a vicious circle I wasn't sure I couldn't kick and people weren't taking seriously.

Since January (same time I discovered Sherlock) I've pretty much forgotten about food. I don't want to cook, I'm not hungry and the mere thought of food just makes me sick. I still weigh too much so it's not the worst thing in the world...

But I would love to have a normal relationship with food.

**Posted by besleybean** May 13, 2014 4:05 pm

My addictions: chocolate and Pepsi Max.

**Posted by batchlock** May 13, 2014 4:19 pm

My compulsions and obsessive thoughts.

**Posted by besleybean** May 13, 2014 4:22 pm

Some of my compuslions maybe, but I quite enjoy my obsessive thoughts!

**Posted by stoertebeker** May 13, 2014 5:42 pm

Crisps! I can't open a bag without eating all of it. Ration it is impossible. Crisps are the epitome of evil !

**Posted by besleybean** May 13, 2014 5:46 pm

They seem to have that effect on some.
I'm thankfully not much of a crisp person.

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**Posted by SpiralStaircase** May 13, 2014 5:53 pm

Yeah, it's true what they say about Pringles.
Once you pop...you can't stop.
Kettle Crisps are the same.
.

**Posted by besleybean** May 13, 2014 5:55 pm

I prefer kettle crisps, but I simply try not to buy them!

**Posted by SpiralStaircase** May 13, 2014 5:59 pm

besleybean wrote:
I prefer kettle crisps, but I simply try not to buy them!

Me too. We only tend to buy them at Christmas.

**Posted by Zatoichi** May 29, 2014 6:37 pm

Procrastination and fighting stress with chocolate..

**Posted by Punch me in the face** June 27, 2014 11:48 pm

I have what people around me qualify as "bad habits" and what they absolutely want me to change.

I know it would do me good, but I'm really not ready to kick them.

My sleeping habits. I most of the time sleep less than 2 hours a day (rarely more than 5, and sometimes less than one hour, I can go to bed at 6.15am and wake up at 7 to go to work) just because nightime is my favourite moment. I read, write fanfictions, make fanvideos... That's when I am the most inspired. And since I was a child, I've always found sleeping was dull and a waste of time.

I've had this habit for so many years (when i was 15, I already slept about 2 hours/night). I know it's not a healthy way of life, our body and brain require sleep, but so far, I'm fine with sleeping that little, so I admit I ignore the long term health issues...

Then, I am a very solitary person. Always have been but it got worse when my husband died. I tend to be more and more "asocial". When it's holiday time, I can spend days and days without talking to anyone but my 4 year old son. So when I have to talk to people (esp. "strangers", the irony of that is that i am a social worker! LOL. Always hated my job!), I get more and more stressed.

When someone knocks at my door, I almost stop breathing and I don't make a single move until I'm sure the person has gone away (sometimes, it's a friend of mine, or simply the postman and I miss the package I was expecting). When someone calls me, unless it's my mother/father/brother/grandmother, I NEVER reply, even if it's one of my best friends. If they haven't warned me that they were going to call, I let them leave a message, and then I have to take time and prepare myself to call them back (most of the time I text them to avoid talking)

Also, I wish I wasn't so fond of junk food, chocolate etc...