Subjugating Desires

Just for the sake of argument, how long is one expected to make the trade off between something they want to do and something they should do?

In such a case, how long before it's expected that they will:

• Lose the ability to control their temper
• Make trade offs in other aspects of their life that are not positive
• Say "fuck it" and give up on what they should do
• Have a breakdown and end up in an asylum

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