Flying off the handle, grabbing the booze, pipe, straw, needle, sugary item, or turning toward gambling, sex, shopping, etc is what we used to do - that's how we used to handle our emotional upheavals. That's the way we used to numb ourselves - not so comfortably when looked upon through the eyes of the chaotic and abysmal aftermath that behavior left in its wake.

So let's get into impulse control and discuss why knowing your motivation around impulsivity is so important, learn what impulse control really means, and how you can begin to take your power back in 7 easily habituated steps.

The human brain, the unconscious mind, loves habits. Like, 83% of our life revolves around habits - so we can use that to our favor and create a positive habit around controlling our impulsiveness. In turn, that will create a positive feedback loop that will give our brains that dopamine hit it seeks like we all used to seek our vice of choice.

Basically our brains are addicted to dopamine. Don't keep the dope(amine) from your brain. Do keep the dope away from yourself and out of your brain.

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