Answer to Question #271469 in Psychology for Baudouin

Question

Share an intentional health-related behavior change that you have made in the past (it is ok if it wasn’t maintained long term). Did your personal experience relate with any of the ideas or theories in the readings or videos this week? Explain the idea or theory briefly along with your experience related to the idea or theory. Do you feel that knowing any of these ideas or theories in the past would help you to get through the behavior change? If so, please share your thoughts on that as well. 

End your discussion post with one well thought out question related to health psychology from which your colleagues can formulate a response or generate further discussion.

Answer 1

Answer

Some months ago, I had this habit of eating street foods and drinks. I tented to eat street food all the time without even knowing whether it was clean it not. After some time, I began experiencing stomachache, and I also developed a fever. When I visited the hospital, the nutritionist diagnosed that I had an infection and stomach bacteria. The nutritionist asked me if I ate unclean food, and I told her that I usually eat street food. She asked me to stop eating that food, and I then decided to change my health-related behavior. Changing wasn't easy for me since I would be okay for a few days, then I was back to the same routine the other days. I can relate my experience with the stages of change model. This model focuses on our readiness to change in certain health-related behaviors. Yes, if I had known this behavioral change idea before, I would have understood the changing process and how to get about it.