DSM-5 and me. Impulsivity.

Day four of nine of the DSM-5 and me series. Impulsivity.

4. Impulsivity in at least 2 areas that are potentially self-damaging, for example, spending, substance abuse, reckless driving, sex, or binge eating.

   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430883/

   
   

Omg. Impulsivity is my biggest enemy. It most definitely is "self-damaging."

Let's give some examples of my impulsive demons that are listed above.

• Spending. I have a great paying job. I get all my bills paid but my weekly paycheck I get Wednesday night is all gone by Friday morning. If a surprise bill hits, guess who is asking their husband, mom, or dad for help. I am in credit card debt with 4 cards that are all maxed out. If anyone has any advice for this please hit me up.

• Substance abuse. I am a recovering alcoholic. I am a nicotine addict. That is enough.

• Reckless driving. I do not like to admit this one, but I am a bit of a reckless driver. I have a sticker to go on the back of my car that says Love Like Jesus. I won't put it on my car because I don't want people to think Christians are bad people because I drive like a butt.

• Sex. This is a family blog. Not touching this one haha

• Binge Eating. You do not get over 200 pounds by eating right. I started a hunger control injection in November which is controlling the binging. God bless modern medicine.

I definitely have more work to do when it comes to my impulsivity. I've worked on some and slacked on others. The impulsive spending will be the absolute death of me. I avoid this one in therapy because I'm scared of change and not just buying what I want when I want. It feels restrictive. Guess I know what to discuss in my next session.