Clinging to bad habits

[Erudite]

I was skimming through the "what changes?" thread we started back at the New Year and found that NG had left a post I'd never read. A couple of "soul baring" things have happened to me recently (I tried to blog but it got lost and I was able to tell 5D who knew the whole backstory anyway, so I never got back to baring my soul for ya'll in blog), so NG's questions struck a chord for me. Here's her post (I hope you don't mind, NG.):

Originally Posted by natickgirl

That is my main goal for this year...to get to the bottom of things. Rather than focusing on the behaviors & habits I want to get rid if, my goal is to figure out WHY I am clinging to those behaviors & habits. What is the underlying issue? Why am I holding myself back from being a better person, and what will it take to change my thinking? Maybe that book or pamphlet would be helpful in my searching. Let me know if you decide to read it together.

To make a long story short, my "soul baring" things got to my BIGGEST underlying issue. And I can't tell you what a relief it was to dissect and discard it as no longer relevant to my life. It was a holdover from my childhood that has been at the bottom of many of my stupidest actions and fears. By looking at the issue itself and realizing it no longer exists and now my thinking about it is merely habitual, I could dissect my habits and reorder them for how and who I want to be in the NOW. But I know that's not the end of the story, not by a long shot. So I find myself thinking through NG's questions and wondering the same things about some of the other bad habits that I have.

This is now sounding like a blog, but I really do have a question... Am I (and NG I guess) the one only who feels like this? Do you recognize that you hold you back sometimes? Have you defeated yourself and moved forward? How did you do it?

This is probably a very personal issue for most and I won't be offended if no one wants to share any thoughts. You notice that I didn't actually define the issue and the specific results of the issue in my musings above.