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doublelongdaddy;646878 said:Discipline is something most people lack. They tend to blame their lack of discipline on things like addiction, alcoholic, etc. For instance in my mind there is no such thing as alcoholism, there is only a massive lack of self control and discipline. I make the choice to drink, no one is forcing me and if I give into my weakness it is a disease? No, I am sorry it is a total lack of discipline. In PE discipline is vital. In order to make a change it takes about 30 days. So if someone practices PE every day for 1 month it will become a new, good habit.
About ten years ago most drug addiction centers would keep a patient in their care for 28 days. This was the time across the board because of the 28 days it takes to make a change. Today, with how shitty insurance is and how much hospitals charge it makes it impossible for people to get the help they need. I saw this first hand when I was in the hospital for 4 months. I have incredible insurance and my 120 day stay was completely covered by my insurance and I got better. My life is incredible now compared to the way it was. But in my stay I saw people come in with drug habits, mental problems and no housing. Their insurance, like most insurance, allowed them to stay for 7 days! This is ridiculous and these people never got the help they needed. Most of these patients would be back the following week for another 7 days and this pattern repeated itself over and over. I went to the hospital to make a medication change and it took all of the 120 days to get it right. I have no addiction issues,money issues or housing issues and my heart breaks for the people who do and can't get the help they need. This is a vicious cycle that can easily be stopped if insurance companies gave more time and hospitals charge less for the stay. My stay at the hospital costed my insurance $120,000 + medications! That is ludicrous and completely unjustified.
What I learned about myself mostly was I had many habits that were from a lack of discipline. Once I took control and responsibility for my issues I was able to exercise the discipline necessary to change my life. Yes, the medication played a major role in my getting better but the cognitive piece was just as important.
this is my opinion 100%
this generation (mine included) has this weird ass race running towards a diagnosis. or some other label to put upon themself.
"im depressed" "im bi polar" "i can't lose fat" "im an alcoholic" "im anorexic" (and don't get me started on kids and adhd. i mean a kids mind wanders off for a few minutes. and someone is stuffing his head with pills) etc etc.
and yes there is people with these diagnosis and those people need help.
but so far. the people claiming to have diagnosis. and who actually should have one. i would say 50% is just whiny bitches who wants attention. and i can't stand it.
i call it "the victim mentality" people don't want a good life anymore. no people will be on their peak. if something horrible happens to them. so they get the chance to whine. preferably in the medias. and frosting on the cake is if they have people to whine with.
at some point in history people started to symphatize with losers. which is fine. but it resulted in people starting to see the successful people as the bad guys etc.
most people now adays are programmed to become losers. they don't want people informed. they want them in depth. and stupid. slave 2015!
(sorry i had to get it out! )
ones thoughts becomes actions. becomes results. so always control your thoughts!