Impulsivity is that way we have to act before any circumstance without thinking previously if our actions may have negative consequences, it may be that in a few cases we act impulsively and have favorable results, but almost always if we do not think well before acting, it is most likely that we will have not so favorable results.
The bad thing about being impulsive is not actually acting impulsively, because there are circumstances in which we do not have enough time to think carefully and then act, so acting impulsively in some small cases can be favorable. The reality is that the bad thing is to adopt a repetitive behavior where we are impulsive at every moment, since it is impossible that in small intervals of time we need impulsivity as that tool that will help us to get everything right.
All this leads us to delimit on the fact that if it happens to us that from time to time we had to act and behave impulsively we should not worry because it is not being so recurrent, on the contrary if our social environment makes us feel that at every moment we have to act impulsively, we must understand that the fault is not the social environment, but we are really having problems in the adequacy of a behavior that is on par with the standards of the society in which we live.
For those who very often can not be contained and act continuously to impulsivity, I say that if you can avoid falling repeatedly in impulsivity, because like many behavioral problems the first thing to do is to identify the root problem that is making us fall repeatedly in impulsivity.
It is important that we identify the origin of the problem, since the consequences of acting under impulsivity can even harm us directly to ourselves, for example let's say that we can not contain ourselves to eat sweets, so every time we see a donut or a pancake we will not want to eat it no matter what, Well this can make us become diabetic, if we diagnose the origin of the problem, perhaps we will discover that we are addicted to carbohydrates and we must treat this addiction to not act impulsively every time we see these types of food.
Another really important aspect that has helped me personally is that when I avoid stressful situations I do not act impulsively, so my recommendation is to avoid stressful situations as much as possible, because if you do not avoid them it is very likely that you will end up acting impulsively.
