self-control

noun

1. control or restraint of oneself or one’s actions, feelings, etc.

noun

1. the ability to exercise restraint or control over one’s feelings, emotions, reactions, etc

n.1711, from self- + control (n.). Coined by English moral philosopher Anthony Ashley Cooper Shaftesbury (1671-1713). n.

1. Control of one’s emotions, desires, or actions by one’s own will.