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Self Control (Sell-f-cont-roll) 1. The ability to refrain from expressing yourself emotionally, physically, etc. 2. Something I do not have.

-------------Example 1.------------- Person 1: "Today I prevented a murder" Person 2: "Really! How?" Person 1: "Self Control" -------------Example 2.------------- Jerk: *knocks over your card castle on purpose* Your self-control: *Desperately trying to keep you from breaking their kneecaps* Jerk: "You can just rebuild it, it probably didn't take long anyway" Your self-control: *gone*

By Frostbyte112

Not saying what you're really thinking, despite how emotionally rewarding it would be.

'You managed not to tell your future mother in law what a cunt she was being? Talk about self control.'

By Eremiru

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By z

Self control isnt the same as self preservation,though some confuse the two. Self control is what keeps you from endangering yourself and the people around you. People who lack self control like to think of themselves as living dangerously or on the edge, which is not entirely off, but there's a difference between doing something risky on purpose and knowing what the risks beforehand, and wandering/stumbling your way into it and not knowing why. The same people who brag about living dangerously are the first to want credit for being cautious, they call themselves cautious every time they gain control of themselves, which is something other people are doing all the time, using self-control. It's like being honest, nobody should get credit for being honest, responsible, or using self-control and good judgment. Self preservation is doing anything it takes to survive, like a snake or a reptile, without any thought about anything else.

The girl didn't have any self control, but had plenty of self preservation.

By Solid Mantis

Being able to retain ownership of the remote in a large family is known as having self control.

He can watch anything he wants, anytime he wants regardless of how many others would rather be watching something different. Now that's what I call self control.

By ORD ELLIS