# I have poor impulse control **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 30, 2014, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-poor-impulse-control/687367 "2014-04-30T15:43:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Richard\_North](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@Richard\_North](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_North)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-poor-impulse-control/687367/1 "2014-04-30T15:43:42Z")
Evil Dick on my left shoulder controls me more than Good Richard on my right shoulder. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-poor-impulse-control/687367/2 "2014-04-30T15:51:16Z")
I am sick of the blatant handedism on this website. Why can’t the angel ever be on the left shoulder, huh? ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-poor-impulse-control/687367/3 "2014-04-30T15:55:03Z")
I have devils on \*both \*shoulders. And, like the OP, I also have an evil dick. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-poor-impulse-control/687367/4 "2014-04-30T15:56:48Z")
Since Evil TriPolar is much bigger, smarter, and better armed than Good TriPolar I consider my impulse control to be pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-poor-impulse-control/687367/5 "2014-04-30T15:59:27Z")
> [@Richard\_North](#): > > I have poor impulse control. You also appear to be highly suggestible. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_North](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@Richard\_North](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_North)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-poor-impulse-control/687367/6 "2014-04-30T16:04:27Z")
I’m shocked I haven’t had any encounters with the mods yet. Maybe I should send them a message to see where I’m standing. ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-poor-impulse-control/687367/7 "2014-04-30T16:05:28Z")
> [@Martian Bigfoot](#): > > I have devils on \*both \*shoulders. And, like the OP, I also have an evil dick. Yeah, but do you have a dick on your _shoulder_? No, thought not. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-poor-impulse-control/687367/8 "2014-04-30T16:13:06Z")
I do. Otherwise I have to wrap it around my waist and that makes me look fat. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-poor-impulse-control/687367/9 "2014-04-30T16:15:37Z")
> [@Ximenean](#): > > Yeah, but do you have a dick on your _shoulder_? No, thought not. Actually, it doesn’t sound that bad, from a certain perspective. \*Put your dick on my shoulder Hold me in your arms, baby Squeeze me oh so tight Show me that you love me too Put your dick on my shoulder Let it whisper in my ear, baby Words I want to hear, baby Put your dick on my shoulder Ooh-ooh…\* ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-poor-impulse-control/687367/10 "2014-04-30T16:26:27Z")
[Inside every man is a struggle between good and evil that cannot be resolved.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUxXrqaCh2A) ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-poor-impulse-control/687367/11 "2014-04-30T16:41:04Z")
The o.p. should check out [_Fiasco_](http://badassdigest.com/2013/05/22/game-review-fiasco-the-crime-movie-roleplaying-game/) (subtitled: “A game of powerful ambition and poor impulse control.”) Embrace your flaws! Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-poor-impulse-control/687367/12 "2014-04-30T18:26:05Z")
> [@Richard\_North](#): > > I’m shocked I haven’t had any encounters with the mods yet. Maybe I should send them a message to see where I’m standing. They are all-seeing and all-knowing. They will get around to you in time. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_North](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@Richard\_North](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_North)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-poor-impulse-control/687367/13 "2014-04-30T18:57:04Z")
> [@Dallas\_Jones](#): > > They are all-seeing and all-knowing. They will get around to you in time. I contacted a moderator by PM. I have yet to hear back from him. I assume I’m in the clear! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-poor-impulse-control/687367/14 "2014-05-01T00:26:43Z")
> [@Richard\_North](#): > > I contacted a moderator by PM. I have yet to hear back from him. I assume I’m in the clear! 🙂 The poor son of a bitch. He’ll never see it coming. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-poor-impulse-control/687367/15 "2014-05-01T01:12:26Z")
I have the Batman on one shoulder and the Joker on the other. Needless to say, the Joker keeps trying to kill the Batman. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-poor-impulse-control/687367/16 "2014-05-01T01:16:37Z")
Judging from the posts I’ve seen from you so far, I’d say it may be the testosterone supplements. Cut those out and you’ll be meek as a lamb again. ---
**Author:** ![nevadaexile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb8c5e/32.png) [@nevadaexile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevadaexile)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-poor-impulse-control/687367/17 "2014-05-01T01:25:38Z")
Everybody has poor impulse control. A trip to any emergency room, county jail,local bar or nightclub and of course divorce courts will attest to that. It’s when your impulse control continues to cause you personal misfortune or you find yourself constantly doing what you want to rather than what you need to is when you have problems. My prescriptions for this are: A) A good therapist to discuss your issues B) One or more powerful behavior modifying medications C) A close friend or family member to rein in your excesses D) A decent ass-whooping every now and then ---
**Author:** ![The\_Batman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@The\_Batman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Batman)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-poor-impulse-control/687367/18 "2014-05-01T01:33:40Z")
[QUOTE=cochrane] I have the Batman on one shoulder and the Joker on the other. Needless to say, the Joker keeps trying to kill the Batman. [/QUOTE] Gotta try harder… ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-poor-impulse-control/687367/19 "2014-05-01T15:43:29Z")
> [@nevadaexile](#): > > Everybody has poor impulse control. No they don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-poor-impulse-control/687367/20 "2014-05-01T16:06:01Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > No they don’t. I had the impulse to correct **nevadaexile** , but I controlled it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-poor-impulse-control/687367.md?page=2)