Many people who enter my therapy office with depression, anxiety, and stress-related issues have one thing in common: They spend a lot of time focusing on things they can’t control. They worry about ...

The term "control freak" is obviously not a clinical one, but it has meaning nonetheless because the term so clearly defines a problem: Men and women who have a high need for control can often be too ...

Taking control over one’s life and narrative isn’t as simple as we want it to be. We can live our lives as perfectly as ...

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 ...

Control freaks have had a bad rap. I should know: I am one, just like Kristen Stewart, my sister in arms, who recently revealed—in her signature rockstar drawl—that she’s “like, a total control freak” ...