Everyone wants to be accepted. But sometimes its hard to tell if a friend truly has your best interests at heart. Here's a helpful guide to the ways people bully and control others. Not every ...

Controlling behavior is a pretty awful trait to have. No one likes to be called controlling, and even fewer want to admit that they are controlling, even when people point it out to them. But ...

I’ve sat across from countless clients in my therapy office, hearing the same heartbreaking whisper: “I never saw it coming.” As a psychologist and podcast host, I’ve learned controlling relationships ...

Have you ever talked to a woman and thought, "She's a bit controlling"? People often let their guard down when hanging out with a loved one or friend, but to a controlling person, this reaction is the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Abusive behavior is not always obvious. Here are some of the mechanisms ...

With OCD, control is a defensive attempt to manage internal anxiety. It usually doesn’t involve intentional efforts to control other people. OCPD, on the other hand, can involve controlling behaviors.

Many of my clients enter therapy because their spouse or their boss has told them they are too controlling and that they need to rethink their approach to people. If this is happening to you, you may ...