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Habitual behaviour is the method by which a way a person creates order and structure in their daily life.
Habits develop by doing an action enough times that the neurons in the brain create a pathway that enable them to move quickly from a trigger point, such as watching television, to performing the habit, eating. Habitual behaviours can take days or years to develop, depending on the complexity of the habit, and how often they are performed. However, evidence is showing, that once neurons have created the pathway it stays remarkably fixed and therefore difficult to break. Habitual behaviour can become automatic without the person being consciously aware of doing it. Not all habitual behaviour is necessarily bad, but problems arise when negative habitual behaviours become detrimental to physical and mental health, such as smoking and drinking, or continuing to "go through the motions" when no longer required, causing stress.
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