May. 26th, 2005
Hi, my name is Psocoptera, and I'm a car abuser.
I started using car two months ago, in a clearly defined context. I thought I had it under control. I thought I could keep it to that setting, you know? But almost from the start my habit was creeping out of those limits. I started using car socially, telling myself I was still being responsible if someone else was there. Then those errands "on the way home" - if it was okay, what was "just one more stop." I found myself using car to cover up when I was having problems - if I was running late car could get me where I needed to be. But it just made things worse, enabling my procrastination. I let car substitute for healthy habits and found excuses to use car even when I didn't need to, like bad weather, or feeling exhausted. I started to feel like, why should I ever do it the hard way, if I could use car. If I keep this up, I'm going to be using car for the sake of using car. Using it not just routinely, but recreationally.
ButIdroppedofflibrarybookswithout45minutesofwalkingintherainanditwasniiiiice.
I started using car two months ago, in a clearly defined context. I thought I had it under control. I thought I could keep it to that setting, you know? But almost from the start my habit was creeping out of those limits. I started using car socially, telling myself I was still being responsible if someone else was there. Then those errands "on the way home" - if it was okay, what was "just one more stop." I found myself using car to cover up when I was having problems - if I was running late car could get me where I needed to be. But it just made things worse, enabling my procrastination. I let car substitute for healthy habits and found excuses to use car even when I didn't need to, like bad weather, or feeling exhausted. I started to feel like, why should I ever do it the hard way, if I could use car. If I keep this up, I'm going to be using car for the sake of using car. Using it not just routinely, but recreationally.
ButIdroppedofflibrarybookswithout45minutesofwalkingintherainanditwasniiiiice.