It’s been said that you can form a habit by repeating something just 6 times. And yet it can take 6 weeks of repeatedly not doing that thing to break that habit. Such is the power of addiction and habits. So be very slow to point the finger at someone who is trying to break a habit, no matter what it may be!
Coming off medication that I had been on for more than a year and a half took my body 6 weeks to be fully clear of. While I was repeatedly told that the medication would not remain in my system for more than 24 hours, my body would suggest otherwise.
It took me 6 weeks of pretty awful side effects to adjust to starting those tablets. It took me 6 weeks to adjust to a 50% reduction in that medication. And it took me a further 6 weeks of, albeit milder, side effects when I finally came off those tablets.
I’m neither a doctor nor a scientist, but I know it took me 6 weeks to adjust to starting, reducing and stopping that medication.
It can often seem like we can’t shake off something we’re doing that we don’t want to do. Even when we REALLY don’t want to do it, it can still take time – Rome wasn’t built in a day, and changes are rarely to fully enjoy and appreciate.
So if you’re trying to stop doing something, go to the one who hand made you and ask Him for help! He is always there and, unlike some emergency call centres for Police, Fire and Ambulance services across the UK recently, you’ll never get a busy tone or error message.
Just a thought.
Andy B
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