Impulsivity is something akin to spontaneously jumping out of an airplane and not realizing that you forgot something until about five seconds before impact.

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Impulsivity is something akin to spontaneously jumping out of an airplane and not realizing that you forgot something until about five seconds before impact. In other words, it’s a little bit like having a free ticket to a free fall. How much control you have over your actions depends on how much you know in advance. If you’re sober enough to make a phone call, you probably have some control over the action. But if you’re drunk or high or otherwise in a state of uncontrollable arousal, there’s not a lot you can do to prevent the action from happening.

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