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HereSince1628

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18. "It's not that hard..." doesn't that presume the experience for others is the same as yours?

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 10:02 AM

Oct 2014

We associate truth with what we know, and what we know best is our own experience.

But that experience can't be considered generalizable.

Impulsivity pretty clearly varies between persons. Some people have great discipline others have little, most have some.

Impulsivity is a symptom in multiple mental disorders, obviously in the impulse control disorders (gambling addictions, hair-picking etc), and in personality disorders with characteristic outbursts of dramatic deviant behaviors (borderline, histrionic and narcissistic), as well as bipolar mania, and drug abuse/addiction.

Impulsivity is commonly associated in conduct disorders because it frequently results in failure to control self resulting behavior socially or institutionally defined as unacceptable/unlawful. Clearly, society hsa an interest in expecting people to control their behavior (sexual and otherwise), but that doesn't equate with: it's equally easy for everyone to do so.

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This might be the part you missed............. davidpdx Oct 2014 #3

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True, and I am one of them. hifiguy Oct 2014 #26

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I recognize that it would be unfair on my part A Little Weird Oct 2014 #10

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IMO, gender isn't really central to supporting her thesis. HereSince1628 Oct 2014 #12

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How does that make it different? RedCappedBandit Oct 2014 #15

Not necessary to offer the qualification. I understand... Whiskeytide Oct 2014 #16

"It's not that hard..." doesn't that presume the experience for others is the same as yours? HereSince1628 Oct 2014 #18

Thanks for pointing that out; that is a very good point. RedCappedBandit Oct 2014 #21

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The article raises questions about insitutionalization of barriers to treatment HereSince1628 Oct 2014 #20

People should be able to get treatment for anything if they want treatment. MineralMan Oct 2014 #24

Yes, they should. But seeking treatment can have costly consequences n/t HereSince1628 Oct 2014 #28

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There is an awful lot of exposure of young adolescent MineralMan Oct 2014 #25

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