Immediate gratification is a funny thing because once you sate it you gain that window of rationality again. And when it does clamor the next time to satisfy some urge or need, you gain the strength to stave off that impulse with more effectiveness because it wasn't as satisfying as our mind had conjured it to be in the first place.
Self control is always and option. It becomes easier with age. The intensity of emotions are a neurological process which result in a physical response. The key to self control is a mental function
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