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Grace said: "I learned how to take care of my health and take it at a more serious level. I learned that I was diabetic in October 2010. I knew this day was coming because I continued to abuse my body. I was not exercising as often as I should have and I was eating unhealthy. I knew that diabetes is hereditary and should have taken it seriously when family members began dying from diabetes complications. The only person I can blame is myself. I learned that my behaviors led to this lifelong disease. I am now more vigilant of what I eat and exercise a little more. I have also learned how to manage my stress levels and live each day one day at a time."
Lets understand more about why people continue to engage in certain behaviors despite the consequences that do or can result. Can you explain this process?
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This solution thoroughly exemplifies the concept of doing harm to oneself.
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Hi student. In Grace's situation it seems like laziness and a bad attitude toward her health got the better of her. Other reasons can be more psychoanalytical :)
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