About this quote

Some rules of survival are so incredibly obvious that we ignore them to our own detriment. We constantly touch what hurts us, hoping that this time the fire won't burn. Stop making excuses for the habits that make you miserable. If a relationship or a job makes you sick, you need to walk away. It really is that simple.

When to use it

• Your cousin complains about getting terrible headaches every time he drinks cheap tequila, but he orders it anyway. You look at him across the bar and tell him to stop doing it to himself.
• A colleague keeps checking her work emails at midnight even though the stress is causing her physical illness. You tell her to close the laptop and stop swallowing her allergen.
• Your friend is tempted to text his toxic ex-girlfriend for the fourth time this month. You grab his phone and remind him to stop eating the metaphorical cat.