If you were to ask any person what they wish for most in this life, the majority would probably say a good, happy life. But what does that entail, actually? According to the experts at VeryWell, a few things: healthy relationships, getting enough sleep, and being physically active.
Then there's also getting rid of stressors that drain our energy, finding meaning in the work that we do, and dedicating time to something we love outside of work. Sound like a lot? Probably because we're more used to engaging in bad habits.
Recently, one person online asked others to share their past bad habits that made their life now so bad that they wish they had never done them. We've collected the best answers and present them to you here, Pandas. So, scroll down and cheer for the people who were able to kick their bad habits and check whether you're engaging in some of them right now!
#41
Married young,at 18,now 61 divorced,wish i would have planned my life better for my future first before i got married,i just didnt want to be alone.
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16points
#42
Purchased a rental property that was a money pit. Wish we had never done it. Our retirement has been delayed due to costs. Life’s lessons..
16points
#43
Moved to a new province (state) thinking I needed a fresh start but in reality I was just running from my problems!
15points
#44
Succumbed to my food a*******n......again.
After 2 years of extreme dieting and exercise, I lost a lot of weight and went down to the absolute best shape of my life and felt very good about myself. Once I got down to an ideal weight, I didn't know what to do with myself anymore. I didn't know how to maintain it.
I started eating horribly again and am now, just over a year later, at the heaviest point in my entire life. I binge eat to the extreme and I'm pretty powerless to stop it. It affects pretty much every aspect of my life to some degree and it's a very depressing feeling.
After 2 years of extreme dieting and exercise, I lost a lot of weight and went down to the absolute best shape of my life and felt very good about myself. Once I got down to an ideal weight, I didn't know what to do with myself anymore. I didn't know how to maintain it.
I started eating horribly again and am now, just over a year later, at the heaviest point in my entire life. I binge eat to the extreme and I'm pretty powerless to stop it. It affects pretty much every aspect of my life to some degree and it's a very depressing feeling.
15points
#45
Took a promotion. I was working in a job that I really enjoyed, but was offered a promotion that switched departments into an area I've never worked before. I didn't really need the extra money, but thought it unwise to turn it down, and the company really needed help in the new role.
I sucked at the job and hated it. Quit the company after about a year because they had hired someone to fill my old role already and I had nothing else I could do with them. Now I'm doing multiple jobs that I hate and feel totally trapped.
I sucked at the job and hated it. Quit the company after about a year because they had hired someone to fill my old role already and I had nothing else I could do with them. Now I'm doing multiple jobs that I hate and feel totally trapped.
14points
#46
Getting out of the Air Force. It was the worst decision I made in my life. I’ve struggled financially ever since. I make over 120k a year and live paycheck to paycheck in CA. I had to deal with the post 9/11 economy. I was an aircraft mechanic, the industry was in shambles when I got out. I was a young father struggling to make it. I lived through the economy collapse of 08 and the housing market crash. I’ve never earned more money in my life but still living paycheck to paycheck. I can’t even make it to the next pay period without overdrafting or having to pull money out of my savings. Just this last Friday I went to my brother in law’s retirement from the Air Force… we joined at the same time he was in boot camp with me. Now he has a retirement, will probably get disability from them, has a GI Bill for school. Plus now he can get a civilian job for extra income. He owns a house multiple cars has traveled the world. Meanwhile I’ve barely left the state of California. So….yeah worst decision of my life. I regret it everyday.
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14points
#49
Isolated myself for years. I’m not sure it could really have been otherwise with the issues I had but, it annihilated my social circle.
12points
#50
Moving to Manhattan in my 20s. Almost 50% of my income went to rent out a horrible shoebox studio apartment with out any natural light. I couldn't afford to go out and enjoy being young, let alone save for a downpayment on a house. And that's not even getting into what it did to my mental health. At least I got out of there in my 30s.
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12points
