Controlling Relationships

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.

Break free from toxic patterns and transform your relationships. This empowering guide helps you identify harmful behaviors, build self-awareness, and practice healthier communication so you can stop controlling and hurting others, increase confidence, and finally experience calm, lasting connection.

He says he loves you. So...why does he do that? You've asked yourself this question again and again. Now you have the chance to see inside the minds of angry and controlling men---and to change your life. In this groundbreaking book, a counselor who specializes in working with abusive men shows you how to improve, survive, or leave an abusive relationship.

Coercive control and emotional abuse create an unequal power dynamic—giving the perpetrator power and creating anxiety, confusion, self-doubt, fear, and a sense of entrapment for the victim. This trauma-informed guide spotlights the red flags of coercive control, and provides tools to help readers break free from toxic love relationships and gain clarity, autonomy, and control of their lives.

When love turns into control, you don’t notice it at first; nobody does. It starts small: shifting your boundaries, questioning your feelings, making you justify your reactions. You learn to stay quiet, to “keep the peace,” to avoid being judged, abandoned, or misunderstood. Then, one day, you wake up and realize you no longer recognize yourself. The Relationship Control Code exposes the exact psychology manipulators use — not abstract theory, but step-by-step behaviors, language patterns, emotional tactics, and power dynamics. Once you see the patterns, you can break them.

Are you tired of feeling stuck in a toxic relationship? Are you ready to break free from the pain and find healing? 30 Days to Overcome a Toxic Relationship is a mindfulness program that can guide you towards reclaiming your power and finding inner peace. This program is designed to help you identify toxic behaviors, set healthy boundaries, and prioritize your well-being. With 30 daily mindfulness exercises, journal prompts, and affirmations, you'll learn practical tools and strategies to help you overcome the trauma caused by toxic relationships. This book is part of a series of ...

You Can Love God and Still Get a Divorce And get this, God will still love you. Really. Are you in a destructive marriage? One of emotional, physical, or verbal abuse? Infidelity? Neglect? If yes, you know you need to escape, but you’re probably worried about going against God’s will. I have good news for you. You might need to divorce to save your life and sanity. And God is right beside you. In The Life-Saving Divorce You’ll Learn:- How to know if you should stay or if you should go. - The four key Bible verses that support divorce for infidelity, neglect, and physical and/or ...

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.

Is someone else's problem your problem? 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 behavior, you may be codependent—and you may find yourself in this book. With personal reflections, exercises, and instructive stories drawn from Beattie’s own life and the lives of those she’s counseled, Codependent No More helps you break old patterns and maintain healthy boundaries, and offers a clear and achievable path to healing, hope, freedom, and happiness.

We oftentimes look towards the outside world to find the roots of our problems. However, most of the times, we should be looking inwards. Our mind and our emotions determine our state of being in the present moment. If those aspects are left unchecked, we can get easily overwhelmed and are left feeling unfulfilled every single day.

Dr. Harriet B. Braiker, New York Times best-selling author of The Disease to Please, explains how depression, low self-esteem, chronic anger, and feelings of helplessness are often the result of being caught in relationships with manipulative people - including family members, friends, coworkers, and associates. More importantly, she arms listeners with the knowledge and tools they need to understand and identify manipulative personalities and to free themselves from the bondage of relationships with them.

Conventional wisdom says that women are the manipulative ones - but tell that to the thousands of desperate women suffering at the hands of a manipulative man. Men can be just as sneaky, passive-aggressive, needy, underhanded, whiny, guilt-inducing, and emotionally demanding as women are accused of being - and more so!

Este es el maravilloso viaje que emprenderás al explorar las técnicas transformadoras para manejar la ira y las técnicas de mindfulness. Ya seas un principiante en estos conceptos o estés buscando métodos más avanzados para perfeccionar tus habilidades, este libro será tu recurso de confianza.

In a world filled with constant pressure, distractions, and unexpected challenges, mental endurance is not just an advantage—it’s a survival skill. Building Mental Endurance is your essential guide to strengthening the mind, cultivating discipline, and unlocking the quiet power that pushes you forward even when motivation fades. This transformative book explores the psychology of resilience and breaks down the science of perseverance into practical, achievable strategies.

Libérate de las cadenas invisibles de la manipulación y recupera el control de tu mente, emociones y vida. ¿Cansado de cuestionar tu propia realidad después de cada discusión? ¿Has sentido culpa por cosas que no hiciste o has pedido disculpas solo para mantener la paz? ¿Sientes que algo está mal en tu relación, pero no puedes explicar exactamente qué es? Para muchos, la manipulación no comienza con amenazas —empieza con amor, encanto y control sutil. Te dicen que estás exagerando, que eres demasiado sensible o incluso que estás loco.

Extreme success, by definition, lies beyond the realm of normal action. If you want to achieve extreme success, you can’t operate like everybody else and settle for mediocrity. You need to remove luck and chance from your business equation, and lock in massive success. The 10X Rule shows you how!

Dark Mind Control Tactics for Seizing Money, Influence & Power explores the murky realm of psychological manipulation, power dynamics, and influence tactics. It is a thought-provoking and contentious book.

My brother’s best friend. A fake ring. Only one bed. I never stood a chance. Leo Rivera was supposed to be a harmless lie. The man who once broke me with one cocky laugh—off-limits, untouchable, infuriatingly gorgeous. But when a powerful investor questions my stability, I panic… and blurt out the biggest lie of my life. That I’m engaged. To him. Now Leo’s sliding a diamond onto my finger like he owns me. Whispering filthy promises I shouldn’t want. Touching me like he’s already claimed me. In public, he’s the perfect fake fiancé. In private, he pins me to the wall and ...

People with borderline personality disorder (BPD) can be intensely caring, warm, smart, and funny, but their behavior often drives away those closest to them. If you're struggling in a tumultuous relationship with someone with BPD, this is the book for you. Dr. Shari Manning helps you understand why your spouse, family member, or friend has such out-of-control emotions and how to change the way you can respond.

Achieve the discipline you've been wanting fast, even if you've given up countless times in the past - your solution is just a book away! Are you trapped in a vicious cycle of procrastination and broken goals? Enough is enough. It's time to break free from the chains of indiscipline and unleash the go-getter inside you!