I actually think I get it now.

The initial post in this thread is instructing me how to behave... expecting that I will open-mindedly review this advice and use it to modify any unhealthy behavior... behavior that I may not have seen myself. I needed someone else to point it out me. Good thing someone posted something contrary to the way I was seeing this situation, or I may not have made this connection today.

The irony is hilarious, but I'm actually serious. Growth can be found in the strangest of places.