Episode 20 - Introduction to entering controlling relationships as a trauma response

Are you in a relationship personal or professional with someone that makes you feel powerless or scared? Maybe they hold grudges constantly over issues that are actually trivial? Perhaps they make you feel like you cannot do anything right ever, or that there is something wrong with you?

Or maybe you are in a situation where the other person makes you feel like you are always the problem in any situation. In certain situations they could be monitoring you by asking you to tell them everything or looking into your personal email and social media accounts?

If so, you could be experiencing a controlling relationship situation. If you are realizing that this may be the case for you, it is absolutely not your fault and you can get out of it.

So what exactly is a controlling relationship?

A controlling relationship is one that is based on an imbalance of power. It is a relationship where the other person is dominating you, and displaying authoritarian and possessive behavior. It is a situation where the other person is constantly trying to control your every move, regularly makes you feel guilty, shows extreme jealousy, isolates you from your friends and family. It is a relationship where you are not free to be yourself, and where you experience a lack of self worth, intimidation, guilt and insecurity and alienation from your support system. This form of control can be brought up in multiple ways - financial, physical, sexual, spiritual, psychological and emotional.

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