Wahine said..Okay. We have established that I am biologically destined to make stupid decisions. Now where do I sign up for reprogramming??

I don't think you can reprogram, but you might be able to make it less effective in controlling you.
There's probably different ideas on that, but I think there's a modern psychological discipline called "mindfulness" that may help.
Different forms of meditation called also help.
It's a matter of becoming more aware of what you really are, and not identifying with what you're not.
As soon as you identify with something you give it power, the more detached you can become from these things the more you are in control.