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deliberately expose yourself to temptation and then resist the urge to yield to it two very beneficial things happen

Four major categories of antecedent and consequent events that influence habits have been identified.These includes: Situation, Family and friends, thoughts and emotions

The alcoholic feels awful after his first drink of the day, but knows that it would be twice as bad without one.

And it is the fear of something worse that can keep victim of habit firmly enmeshed in the cycle of behaviour

When Desire is given satisfaction, habit os forged and when habit passes unresisted a compulsive urge sets in.By these close links i was held.
(St Augustine,600) he was battling a sexual compulsion