"I'm about to do something that I'm going to wish I hadn't." So then--do you go ahead or not?

Better to look back and regret what you did than did not.

if you know you will regret it then you know what the consequences will be

I’m asking what you do. I’m not seeking advice. Sorry if I wasn’t clear about that.

Can you stop, or do you go ahead and let it happen? Does anticipating the consequences deter you or not?

Actually, when I’m tempted by having a dessert I may regret, I mostly go ahead and eat it. I promise I’ll do something else the next day and usually I can do that, but not always.
If you’re talking about unwise relationships, I back off fast. It’s usually just my imagination anyway. (P.S. Your question was clear.)

I always attempt to look before I leap or email, or call…

I have never understood the mindset behind people that live by the saying, “It’s easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to get permission” I’d rather not need to be forgiven not even from myself. I prefer to keep my actions and thoughts clear through open communication.

I’ve usually just done it, but I’m also not in the best place I could be due to my bad choices as well lol. Don’t do it, people….don’t do it.

You have to stop, no matter what you simply have to. My question is “can a person stop himself or is there something beyond him that will force him in that direction anyway?”

Now that I see the mistakes I have made along the way, I would say STOP dead in your tracks. ( I mean it in a general sense not in advisory tone)

I’ve done it a few times, however the consequences weren’t as hardcore as I may have imagined. That, or I had adapted myself to them, if they were severe. Even now I can’t really say, when I think about certain examples. I usually borrow the path of order, if anyone can believe that, but in the times that I haven’t, I guess everything that followed was gradual enough that I could justify shit and make myself believe something other than what I had imagined before leaping, or even felt at the time of impact. I think.
As I follow the path of order, I usually don’t stray unless I’m decided on it, and even though second thoughts may arise, they’re not strong enough to make me try and stop whatever I decided on, so I don’t know the answer to that part. Unless I just say that because the second thoughts came too late lol.

It depends on just how bad the consequences will be. If I’m enjoying a meal that I know will give me heartburn or leave me feeling stuffed to the gills, I go right ahead and eat it anyway. Savor every bite!

However, if I’m about to, say, commit a crime (never gonna’ happen, but you know what I mean) that might land me in jail, I’d stop in a heartbeat.