Had a conversation with my mom about my past weed use. She …
Had a conversation with my mom about my past weed use. She asked: "So you quit through willpower?"
I was like: "No, that's why it worked!"
Addictions cannot be overcome by willpower. It depends on other things primarily, such as honesty and openness.
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I quit cigarettes with willpower. I said I'm done and stopped.
Willpower is choice. You have choice which is will power. When you lose it someone else’s willpower is controlling you.
I smoked that stuff once....for 15 years.
The first time didn't stick because I didn't really want to quit but new I should.
The second time I was sick of them and I never went back. If you really don't want to quit it wont stick.
@498 was that the first time you tried quitting? I also used to smoke cigarettes and tried quitting several times. It worked when I deeply decided upon following a different path. It took zero effort after that. Maybe we have a different definition.
if we are not in control of ourselves then someone else is wether we realize it or not. Imo. We don't just do or do not randomly.
So that would mean that every failed attempt at quitting a bad habit is due to not wanting it enough? I'm not convinced that this is true. There are more factors at play. What helped me the most was being open and honest about it. Then it lost its power.
I agree with that, but I don't think willpower is the end solution for everything. There are many emotions that can keep us stuck in our ways. Anger, shame, and fear to name a few.
You can't brute force your way through every problem.