"Alana! Stop picking!!" That's a line I have heard since childhood... referring to the horrible habit of picking and biting at my cuticles ... I dive into this a little deeper in this entry ... remembering back to a time where I did not pick at all, because I was on a medication that must have subdued the urge ... but it also subdued my personality, my drive, my spark. So ... at the end of the day, if I have to bandage up my thumbs once in awhile ... but I get to be MYSELF?? I would have to say - "We're gonna need more Band-Aids!" ... What is a habit that you have that you realize isn't great ... but the alternative is worse? Then, I want you to think of something that you are using as a "place holder" (i.e. excessive exercising, smoking, drinking, biting nails, caffeine, etc.) ... where you realize it is doing more harm than good? Let's stop and ...