After reading the two articles on thought suppression, is thought suppression really self-regulation?
It seems to be more regulation of thought than of action. If thought is behavior, then suppression is self regulation; if thought and behavior are separate, suppression is not self regulation.
This ties into the regulation vs. control aspect. If self regulation is more automatic and self control more conscious, suppression would be self control, because it involves a conscious effort not to think of the certain action.