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Why do they act so bossy? What are control freaks and other bullies thinking? They have several perceptions and beliefs out of balance. | Why do they act so bossy? What are control freaks and other bullies thinking? They have several perceptions and beliefs out of balance. | ||
==Reducing Anxiety== | ==Reducing Anxiety== | ||
What are control freaks and other bullies thinking? They have several perceptions and beliefs that are out of balance and potentially destructive. | |||
The mistaken belief that what I can control fully, cannot hurt me drives the [[Negative Ego]] behavior of many control freaks. Others are driven by their internal fear that they will lose control, or at least the needed autonomy, altogether. Their anxiety results from vulnerabilities that the control freak tries to eliminate by controlling every aspect of the environment and the people in it. They try to control every perceived threat, whether real or imagined. They lose track of what they can change and what they cannot change. They choose an ineffective approach to coping with their anxiety by controlling and manipulating others around them. | |||
The [[Consumptive Model]] of energy vampirism that exerts control over others and manipulating scenarios is entirely exhausting. Uncontrollable adverse events often lead to learned helplessness and extreme mismanaged stress. Exerting control prevents learned helplessness, feeling powerless. Tyrants reduce their own fear by removing anyone who poses a threat to their needs, belief systems, or whatever else. | |||
==Getting it Right== | ==Getting it Right== |