Is the control freak in your life your mom or your dad. Is her your husband? Or maybe she’s. . .
. . .you.
Whoever he or she is, chances are you feel confused. Am I the problem? Is he? I must be doing something wrong, or why else would he act like a brute or say those mean things?
You may feel angry. Understandably angry. A control freak stomps through your God-given boundaries, pushing, pushing, pushing until he gets his way.
If you’re the controlling person, you may wonder why people can’t see why your suggestions are best or why they dismiss your advice.
The Control Freak, defined
In his book, The Control Freak, Les Parrott gives this definition: “Control freaks are people who care more about you do about something and won’t stop at being pushy to get their way.” Each of us has preferences. A wife may prefer Italian food while her husband goes for Chinese. Preferences are normal and good. But controlling behavior is not.
Controlling behaviors show up in different ways.
According to Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, aggressive controllers run other others’ fences like a tank. They are sometimes are verbally abusive and/or physically abusive in an attempt to get others to change. Manipulative controllers may use guilt messages, trickery or persuasion to get others to do what they want. To keep reading, CLICK HERE and open “The Control Freak” or check out my other articles.
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