Why would anyone continue to meddle, fix, advise, worry, obsess, or monitor other people's behavior when it makes them and everyone around them miserable? Simply put, they do it to keep their anxiety ...

Relationships need to be nurtured, and when they aren’t, the effects are clear. They thrive on love, intentionality, and support but begin to wither away with neglect. A 2022 study published in ...

What begins as a partnership built on love, trust, and mutual respect can sometimes deteriorate into a relationship marked by control, manipulation, and fear. This transformation rarely happens ...

You’re having dinner with your boyfriend, and he’s reminding you for the third time to eat the salad, not the pasta. It’s not control vs. calories control. Why, then? Why must some people have to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Relationships need to be nurtured, and when they aren’t, the effects are clear.

Self-awareness in relationships can be one of the most challenging aspects of personal growth. While it’s often easier to identify problematic behaviors in others, recognizing toxic patterns within ...

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 ...