Cosmo: Are You a Control Freak?

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Summary of Article

For self-proclaimed “control freaks,” giving up control can push us outside of our comfort zone and into the unknown. Controlling behaviors can take many different forms such as not delegating tasks to others, inflexibility over dinner plans, or obsessing over calorie and carb intake. Over time, this need to control all of the details of our lives can actually lead to our own unhappiness. Recognizing these controlling behaviors and then learning to let go and surrender is the most effective approach to finding our own happiness. In this Cosmo article, I share strategies to overcome one’s controlling tendencies and also how to protect yourself if you come in contact with a control freak.

 

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Judith Orloff, MD is a New York Times bestselling author whose books include The Genius of Empathy: Practical Tools to Heal Yourself, Your Relationships and the WorldThe Empath’s Survival Guide, and Thriving as an Empath, which presents daily self-care tools for sensitive people. Her upcoming children’s book The Highly Sensitive Rabbit is about a caring rabbit who learns to embrace her gifts of sensitivity through the love and support of other animals. A UCLA Psychiatric Clinical Faculty Member, she blends the pearls of conventional medicine with cutting-edge knowledge of intuition, empathy, and energy. Dr. Orloff specializes in treating highly sensitive people in her private practice and online internationally. Her work has been featured on The Today Show, CNN, Oprah Magazine, the New York Times, and USA Today. Dr. Orloff has spoken at Google-LA and TEDx. Explore more at www.drjudithorloff.com

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