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How do I get over my addiction to horoscopes?

I compulsively read my horoscope and believe it, even though I know it's a bunch of crap. Please tell me reasons why I need to stop reading my horoscope, and how I can break this habit.

Public Comments

1. Since it's not a physical dependence, it's not an addiction. Why do you need to stop reading it? You said it yourself, it's a bunch of crap. How can you break the habit? Just stop reading it. That simple.
2. haha i do this too!!! I don't know why I find it so interesting, because I know that I am in control of my own life and if something happens that I can't control I just have to roll with it! You can try like just reading your horoscope from the day before and see if anything seems relevant! Its not dangerous to read your horoscope unless you are letting it affect how you run your life. Why do you read it in the first place? Do you find it interesting? You've already admitted that you know its not real, so that should be your starting point for stopping! I usually read my horoscope first thing in the morning, but I'm actually so busy I don't even remember what it said unless something was really unusual. Like today, for example, I couldn't decide what to wear to work. I tried on a couple different things and then decided on a white sweater. Then when I got to work I read my horoscope and in my career section it said to wear white today because it make me prosper financially! I manage a tanning salon and we've been dead all week, but I made 3 huge sales in the first hour! : ) Is it because I'm wearing white? Probably not, but its funny!! I wouldn't take it too seriously unless its negatively affecting your life! Good Luck!! : )
3. Remove it from your homepage.
4. There was a double blind experiment, whereby one horoscope was written, and people with different "star signs" read it and believed that it was written for their star sign. The "predictions" are extremely vague, broad general ramblings designed to make it seem like it's about you on a personal level, while all over the place people with different "signs" believe it's written for them. Just think of that if you see one, and read the others too to see how much they relate to you. As much as your own personal one I'm guessing. It's just a silly trick that a worryingly large amount of people take as actual truth. If you can appreciate the sheer stupidity in this, then you wont be able to look at another horoscope without smirking, or looking at it with disdain. If that doesn't help you, then read Derren Brown's book, it's a fantastic read about how the mind accepts certain things (like religion, ghosts, horoscopes, alternative medicine) despite it being a load of BS. It's really funny too!
5. Get a friend to write one especially for you that tells you today you will get over your addiction to horoscopes.
6. It's good to recognize that you may be trusting horoscopes too much. It can be detrimental if you are taking them too seriously. It can really dull your ability to live spontaneously and according to your own developed instincts and intelligence. In order to quit your horoscope reading addiction you need a new habit to replace an old habit. Every morning instead of checking your horoscope make 2 lists. List #1: Make a list of your life goals. List # 2: Make a list of the things you are doing TODAY. Take some time to study list # 2. Circle the things on list # 2 that are actually going to help you get the things you want on list #1. Do everything on your to-do list. People tend to get addicted to horoscopes because they are looking for guidance and direction. Making lists like this and updating them and following them and referring to them regularly, can help you fight the urge to check with an astrologer to find out what is going to happen next in your own life. If you are addicted to reading other people's horoscopes as well that is a control issue. You are craving too much control over the actions of others. Once you realize you can't control anyone, especially just by reading their horoscope the fascination with reading about their star sign will fade too. Good luck!