how do you change yourself?

[spotsandstripes]

If you have a quality about yourself you hate, how do you change it? Like if your a paranoid person how can you change yourself without going down the route of councelling because thats just expensive!

[mrs_overall]

Set yourself small daily challenges and give yourself a reward for each successful challenge

[DTCwordfan]

Commit suicide, that's how.

And it's cheap - or should be.

[tenrec]

Agree with Mrs O.

[welshlibranr]

maybe you can, but counselling will surely help, not sure where you are, but in the UK you should be able to get counselling for free, you may have to go on a waiting list though!......

[mrs_overall]

Someone agrees with something I say?

<<<<<<<<<<<<<thud>>>>>>>>>>>

[spotsandstripes]

Mrs O thats a brilliant idea. Thank you :D

DT - grow up

[mrs_overall]

Be prepared to fail now and then but just remember not to beat yourself up over it. Keep positive!

[seadogg]

The walrus said, "Too late I fear" and shed a bitter tear. Lewis Carroll

[starone]

Most people who have irritating habits do not know they have them, so how are you going to recognise them in the first place. It's a bit like speech habits - you use them without thinking. e.g. innit, you know. My daughter says I annoy her by finishing off sentences before she gets there. I must try not to do that, but I haven't succeeded yet.

[Maydup]

Its always good to talk about it for a start, then try to gradually change the way you behave little by little.

Reported DT, no need for stupid, pathetic comment. go pick your nose.

[DTCwordfan]

No sense of humour around here then.....

And no need for snide remarks....

[DaisyNonna]

How do you know you are paranoid? If you don't know how could you want to change?

[DTCwordfan]

starbuckone - recognising the habist/irritations is half the battle,one of the issues being getting folk to be honest with you.....

that is half the battle - then mrs O's approach, recognising seadogg's quote, that you will probably never lose it,only abate it.

And that is a serious point, sas and maidup..... (:- l)

[tearinghair]

From personal experience...it takes years, and then no-one notices (except yourself, and you're the one that matters). Don't let that put you off trying, though, you may find it easier than I did!

[Maydup]

Much more helpful DT - save our sense of hunour for silly threads, there are plenty of them.

[ummmm]

Dt - completely inappropriate...

Spots - you can change if you want.

[ummmm]

Oh...and I've reported also.

[DTCwordfan]

I apologise to all but ummmm - who would be delighted to report me for anything,

[DTCwordfan]

Good night

[Zhukov]

Think DT is "Tired and emotional"again ,folks?