Impulsivity as a Predictor of Suicidality

• By: Pablo Idez, LCSW, CMC Long Island Psychotherapy and Counseling
• April 1st, 2018
• anxiety and avoidance, impulsivity, mental health intervention, pain desensitization, risk factors, self preservation, suicidal ideation, suicide risk
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Few topics trigger more dread to the human experience than death. Discussing death brings up fears of the unknown and loss of personal control- two of the primary components of anxiety. We know that when anxiety arises, avoidance is one of the more predictable coping mechanisms and as such, death...