I had a terrible cough last month and have been on several meds since then. The cough is now gone, my allergies are under control and I’m feeling like myself again. My natural reaction is to believe I can stop taking the pills and quit using the nasal spray — after all, I feel fine and don’t need them anymore, right? Wrong.
Continuing to do what made things better is one of the challenges we face in many situations.
Examples include:
- Continuing to take medicine, whether for allergies, depression, or other ailments, beyond the time they have first made you feel better
- Staying with healthy eating habits even after reaching a goal weight
- Maintaining payments (only this time to yourself) after paying off the loan or debt
- Continuing to be actively involved with the issues following the election
It’s tempting to quit as soon as you have relief, but real success comes when you persist for the long haul.
