You’re in a time crunch to finish a project in two hours. You find yourself heading to the vending machine for a treat. You’re stuck in traffic with an important meeting that will start in a few minutes. You start biting your nails. You’re tired and need to sleep. You can’t seem to turn off the television and go to bed. Do any of these sound familiar to you? If so, these bad habits are relieving stress.Habits are reoccurring, probably unconscious patterns of behavior. Everyone has habits. Positive habits provide structure, stability, and security. Good habits include healthy eating, exercising, journaling, or talking with a friend can relieve stress. Negative habits can be self-destructive, and have a negative pull on our self-esteem and self-worth. Bad habits often include stress eating to calm or alleviate stress.Unfortunately bad habits serve a purpose in our lives. They are unhealthy coping strategies that have an immediate payoff. The short-term payoff includes alleviation of stress, calm our nerves, and provide a distraction or escape from a bothersome situation or feelings. The long-term impacts are weight gain, unattractive nails, and fatigue. […]

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