How to reduce impulsivity?

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Risperdal reduced my impulsivity but I still have some impulsivity. How to reduce impulsivity? I think cognitive symptoms increase impulsivity.

I read that impulsivity is common in schizophrenia in acute and in chronic phases. It can also lead to aggression and violence like in my case but this happens rarely on meds.

“Aggressive behavior and impulsivity are often found in paranoid schizophrenia and can occur during both acute and chronic phases of the illness. Impulsivity is defined as action without planning or reflection, and it seems to be related to a failure of behavioral filtering outside of consciousness.”

Aggression and Impulsivity in Schizophrenia | Psychiatric Times behavior and impulsivity are,behavioral filtering outside of consciousness.

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I feel stupid because of my impulsivity and cognitive symptoms.

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I just read on Wikipedia that antidepressants and antipsychotics are used to treat impulsivity. I fear that ADs can cause psychosis and I don’t have a psychiatrist now :slightly_frowning_face:

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I have a problem with impulsivity. I just call it a short temper. My parents had it, too. It’s immature.

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I wouldn’t say that being impulsive necessarily is a character defect. If that’s how you have always been I wouldn’t try do dull it away with meds. Maybe just try to be aware that you need to think when you are about to do something that could lead to negativity or trouble.

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Thats the problem, I don’t think, I just act on my emotions with impulsivity, no control. I believe its from the sz.

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Practice meditation. Develop a habit to think before doing any action. Impulsivity is when reacting to every impulse. When get some impulse or urge take a moment to think about its consequences before acting on it.

The reason why impulsivity occur is because of lack of thinking. Sz can make it hard to think quickly but possible to think by taking time. Because of hard to think a quick way is to act without much thought this is when problem starts. So take enough time to think but only act after thinking process is over. This way delay the responses.

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Its lovingly called " monkey mind " by the Buddhists.

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Don’t take my experience and worry about psychosis. I wasn’t on any antipsychotics to prevent it so my situation was different.

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When I go through impulsivity I meditate. I also avoid things that stimulate me to have a good mood or bad mood, either extreme makes me overspend or act agressive

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I know this sounds stupid but try not to eat sugary food and foods containing caffeine. Caffeine has the potential to speed you up too much

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I’m impulsive. Not always. But sometimes I do things or say things without forethought

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I am not always impulsive too, maybe 40% of the time impulsive.

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i do good on a low dose of sertraline (50mg) … i dunno if helped with impulsivity…

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