E216: 4 Types of Impulsivity: Which One Are You?

Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

Gillian Tietz, MS, CPRC

Science, Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

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🗓️ 10 May 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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We don’t drink because we’re losers with no self-control. A lot of times we drink because we can’t handle emotions, we get the F its, and we keep convincing ourselves it will be different this time. These are all different types of impulsivity. In this episode, you’ll learn 4 different impulsive traits and how these influence our drinking. I’ll explain which one I am, how this caused big urges to drink in sobriety, and at the end of the episode I’ll give you some criteria to understand which type of impulsivity you are so you have an idea of what to work on moving forward. What to listen to next: E55: how to power thru when you want to give up E202: wtf is the work E211: the anticipation of the drink E170: why the first year of sobriety is so hard (reward system healing) Bonus: The ONE Skill to Start With to Become Less Impulsive Listen here: https://www.soberpowered.com/skills Sober Support: Community & Meetings: Living a Sober Powered Life https://www.soberpowered.com/membership Anger Management Program https://www.soberpowered.com/anger Weekly emails on Thursdays https://www.soberpowered.com/email Free resources https://www.soberpowered.com/free Thank you for supporting this show by supporting my sponsors. Learn more: https://www.soberpowered.com/sponsors If you enjoyed this episode please consider buying me a coffee to support my work https://www.buymeacoffee.com/soberpowered Sources are posted on my website Disclaimer: all of the information described in this podcast is my interpretation of the research combined with my opinion. This is not medical advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We don't drink because we're losers with no self-control.
0:03.7	A lot of times we drink because we can't handle emotions,
0:07.6	we get the efforts, and we keep convincing ourselves that it'll be different this time.
0:12.8	These are all different types of impulsivity.
0:15.7	In this episode, you'll learn four different impulsive traits
0:19.5	and how these influence are drinking.
0:22.0	I'll explain which one I am, how this caused big urges to
0:26.2	drink in sobriety, and at the end of the episode I'll give you some criteria to understand which
0:32.2	type of impulsivity you are so that you have an idea of what to work on moving forward.
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