Controlling Relationships
Possible Buried Feelings
Distrustfearperfectionismpossessivenessinsecurityanxietypowerlessness
Possible Buried Beliefs
- “If I don't control it, I'll lose it.”
- “People can't be trusted.”
- “Certainty equals safety.”
Healing Notes
Emotion Link offers these as possible associations to explore, not causes or diagnoses. Possible purpose or secondary gain: control may reduce fear of loss and prevent facing the uncertainty of being freely chosen.
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