I was listening to Distractable (podcast with Bob, Mark(iplier) and Wade. It's hilarious you should listen to it) and an interesting little tidbit came up where Mark was explaining a study that was done to test whether or not will-power is depletable within humans.
It is. The study found that people who were told not to do something (in this case, ignore cookies for raddishes) and then complete a difficult task gave up 50% quicker than people who didn't have to express willpower before the difficult task.
This leads me to the question: could this be the reason why people with ADHD have "poor impulse control"? Could it be that, since people with adhd are often forced to deny themselves constantly, that it could lead to lessened ability to say no to other behaviors and that's why addiction is more prevalent in those with adhd?
What can this say about autism as well? For those of us who have to mask and have to restrain from stims all day? Is that why people with autism often are diagnosed with adhd as well? Is that also why people with autism can lash out and otherwise behave "impulsively" when overwhelmed?
Is this all linked to our human depletion of will-power?
Just some thoughts because... it would make sense that a group of people who are forced to not act a certain way would then exhibit impulsive behaviors elsewhere in their life.