What Makes It Hard to Change by David Junno Psy.D.

What Makes It Hard To Change?

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Many of us have been given news by our doctors that we need to

make some lifestyle changes to ensure continued good health.

These changes can include:

·Losing weight

·Exercising more

·Stopping smoking

·Reducing stress in our lives

·Reducing drinking

All of these are great suggestions and could improve our health.

The problem is most of us are not ready to make these changes

just because we hear they are helpful.

Prochaska in his book, Changing For Good, cites research that

of the people needing to make changes in areas like those

mention above only about 20% are ready to do it.

Why might that be?

There are a number of reasons we might not be ready to make

a change to improve our health. Here are just a few:

·We do not see it as a problem

·We see a problem but are not what to do to help

·We fear that we won’t be able to make the

the necessary changes and don’t want to risk failure

·We have tried before unsuccessfully so are

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BIO:

David Junno Psy.D. is a clinical psychologist and author of: Lower High Cholesterol, Reduce Your Risk of Heart Disease- READY OR NOT!, an e-book program for making the lifestyle changes necessary to live a healthier life.

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