Quote Originally Posted by Hope_For_Change View Post
How can you control something you have no control over? Addicts have impulses so why can't they stop? It wouldn't be called an impulse if you could just stop and control your actions.
Medication helps; as well as learning methods to control your impulses. People with Tourette's have been able to control it. If people start to bother you, program yourself to turn your keyboard off as a first course of action. Learn to walk away. Learn that some people will just be morons, and no amount of words will change that. Pretend you already won the argument and you don't need to say anything. Find a way (or treatment) that works for you.

Judging from your original post, you are scared of losing something. Use that. It's something to fight for, and be a better person for. Take some time away from the game to deal with your issues. Or simply face the reality that the internet/social games may not be for you. People can live and have lived without both.

You ask why addicts can't stop? Some do. They seek help, and deal with their issues. The ones that don't prefer to be a victim to circumstances their entire lives.

You must have said some pretty nasty things to get banned. They don't just ban someone for calling another person stupid. Half of the people who play would be gone by now. I imagine you used more... colorful words in your approach to dealing with others. There are ways to deal with disagreements without getting nasty.

It also sounds to me that no matter what the context, or how many warnings you receive, you will continue your behavior. You cannot stop it, according to your own words. Hence my question. How many slaps on the hand do you think you deserve, before you feel you can control your impulses? Can you ever stop? Would you even be able to produce your so-called "good behavior" for 1-3 months? Should the rules constantly be changed to accommodate you? What about someone that is worse off than you? What if someone had an addiction/disorder where they couldn't stop cheating? Should they get special treatment? How many warnings should a person get if they cannot change? Would it even make a difference?