Habit
Behaviour that has become automatic through use and no longer requires a decision.
How it shows up
A habit is driven by a cue, an action and a reward. So it is easiest to change the cue or the surroundings, rather than persisting through willpower alone.
What we do with it in therapy
We work with small changes to the environment: where the phone lies, what is prepared the night before. A habit that depends on willpower falls at the first bad day.
See also
Assertiveness
A way of expressing yourself that takes account of your needs and the other person's dignity at once.
Neuroplasticity
The brain's capacity to change through experience — the reason therapy can work at all.
Gestalt therapy
An approach focused on what is happening now — in the body, in the room, between us.
