Controlling Relationships

Based on over a decade of clinical and domestic abuse research, Women with Controlling Partners will help you identify the coercive constraints that can be predictive of intimate partner abuse, recognize the harmful effects of psychological abuse on your mental and physical health, and gain the personal strength and power to break free. Using the author's three-stage recovery model, you'll be empowered to move out of denial, deconstruct what holds you psychologically captive, and take back your life. 

I've written this book to help you decide if you're with a controlling spouse because I know from experience the signs can be subtle, and if you have nobody close to you to talk to, getting validation and affirmation can be challenging. To help you better recognize a toxic relationship, I've compiled these red flag warnings of a controlling partner. Understanding this complex and often covert abuse in a relationship ensures that you're better equipped to deal with it.

Dictators aren't just for countries. You can find them in relationships as well. A dictator is someone who decides how everything will be done and fully expects others in his world to abide by his laws. This article outlines three signs that you are probably in a dictatorial relationship. This is the most obvious sign, but a dictator makes the rules. No one else is allowed to contribute to the rule-making. If your boyfriend decides all of the rules and expects you to live by them, you are probably dating a dictator.

Most people know what anger is, and we've all felt it, whether as a fleeting annoyance or in full rage. Anger is a completely normal, usually healthy, and human emotion. But when it gets out of control and turns destructive, it can lead to problems - problems at work, in your personal relationships, and in the overall quality of your life. And it can makes you feel as though you're at the mercy of an unpredictable and powerful emotion.

In a world filled with stress, frustration, and constant challenges, anger can often take control of our lives, wreaking havoc on our relationships, careers, and overall well-being. But what if there was a way to regain control, harness the power of your emotions, and transform your life for the better? Immerse yourself in the most comprehensive guide to personal transformation with Controlling Your Anger: 7 Strategies to Master Emotions, Elevate Your Mindset, and Take Ownership of Your Life.

You can't control Jesus! Today's society has become so complex. It's no wonder we can't focus on doing his will and not ours. Christianity has been manipulated to the point where it seems confusing and hypocritical! Our dysfunctional families add to our fears and insecurities. Jesus knows this! He wants us to have "Heaven on earth". He wants us to have peace and contentment. That's his will for us!

The law of attraction is based on the idea that everything in the universe has a polarity, meaning that everything - from the food you eat to the people you talk to, to the things you say to the things you think - contains either a positive or a negative kind of energy. Notice that being with people who complain or rant a lot tends to make you feel bad, even though you're not exactly experiencing what they're going through - that's the law of attraction working its magic.

If, like so many others, you've lost sight of your own life in the drama of tending to a loved one's self-destructive behaviour, you may be codependent – and you may find yourself in this audiobook. A cultural phenomenon that has helped heal millions of readers, this modern classic holds the key to understanding codependency and unlocking its hold on your life.

Narcissistic abuse is a form of abuse that ensures victims are left emotionally drained, mentally exhausted, and devoid of any self-worth or self-esteem...ending a relationship with a narcissist isn’t that easy. In this audiobook, I want to offer you some guidance on this rarely-talked about aspect of an abusive relationship: how to deal with a narcissist when they’re your ex.

Decreasing narcissism in people has been done countless times before and there is scientific evidence showing anyone who is willing to put in the work can create new healthy habits. Some of your past relationships may never be restored but your future relationships can absolutely go the way you want. While you may feel alone for having a narcissistic personality disorder or just narcissistic tendencies, about 1 in every 16 people (6.2%) of the population has it too.

Evan Stark, founder of one of America's first battered women's shelters, shows how "domestic violence" is neither primarily domestic nor necessarily violent, but a pattern of controlling behaviors more akin to terrorism and hostage-taking. Drawing on court records, interviews, and FBI statistics, Stark details coercive strategies that men use to deny women their very personhood, from "beeper games" to food logs to micromanaging dress, speech, sexual activity, and work. 

Do you find it hard to maintain existing connections, ultimately resulting in lost opportunities? It’s proven that by taking the right daily actions, you can build and strengthen the bonds you need to take you where you want to go. Do you fear losing the people closest to you because of your narcissistic tendencies? That’s where the multi-award-nominated author Lucas Bailey’s book How to Stop Being a Narcissist comes into its own!

Find out what makes narcissists, psychopaths, and sociopaths tick and whether society's portrayal of these disorders is accurate. Learn how to let go of unworthy relationships and regain self-confidence, self-worth, and self-respect!

Acclaimed author, process-oriented therapist, and earlier Jungian analyst Arnold Mindell teaches us how to find the power to make our own choices and control our own lives. Drawing on his experiences with "witch-doctors" and shamans in Africa, Japan, Russia, and India, Mindell leads us on a "death walk" through our worst fears and deepest emotional crises to wake our inner shaman - which he calls our "dreamingbody." Methods for tapping the wisdom hidden in crises free our own internal sorcery for use in our daily lives. These methods enable us to become whole from within and to avoid the phantoms of unrealistic hopes and desires that limit our lives. 

Explore the last frontier, your inner space! Lucid dreaming - the ability to be "awake" when you dream - is a breakthrough that has been hailed as the first major advance in dream research since Freud. This audio piece by Stephen LaBerge, the most prominent researcher in the field, will teach you this exciting skill, so that you can overcome fears and nightmare anxieties, learn to apply insights gained in your dreams to your waking life, and more.

It’s difficult to live life to the fullest when you’re stuck in that never-ending thought loop of overthinking. Our brain is always working, whether we're aware of it or not. And when our thoughts are constantly negative, that's when we start to experience stress and anxiety. This guide will give you the best tools to deal with stress, anxiety, and negative emotions, so you’ll get clarity and peace of mind. Stop Overthinking, get out of the never-ending thought loop, and finally start living the worry-free life you deserve.

You've probably been living with your insecurity for days, months, or even years, and you're so used to it that you can no longer distinguish between perception and reality. The point is that in love, insecurity plays a fundamental role and if you are not willing to question that cursed inner voice, you will be destined to be literally devoured by it, endangering your result. The author of this audiobook, in each section, will provide you with the necessary tools that will accompany you step-by-step in search of your inner serenity.

While anger is a normal emotion, when it goes unmanaged, it can wreak havoc on everyone else's life, including your own. Whenever you are unable to control the fits of anger, the end results are often destructive, leading to problems in personal relationships, at work, and overall affecting your entire existence. Anger can damage your relationships and health when you don't express it at all, if you express it unsafe ways, or if you express it at the wrong time.

Do you feel tired, sluggish, and unproductive? Are you lacking the motivation to take care of your body and maintain a healthy lifestyle? Did you know that an unbalanced diet, lack of exercise, excessive alcohol consumption, or even a slow metabolism is enough to rapidly decrease your health? If you want to take charge of your health, improve your overall well-being, and transform your life, then you need to read this book!

Are you stressed and upset by your IBS? Do you feel that your life is out of control? Would you like to feel more relaxed and calm?IBS can come to rule sufferers lives. This audio is designed to help you learn to relax and be calmer about your IBS symptoms and to help you think differently about your relationship with your IBS.