EDITOR’S NOTE: Following publication, this article was found to contain substantial portions of the article “Dealing with Control Freaks” by Thomas J. Schumacher, Psy.D., R-CSW, available on ElderCare ...

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 ...

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” ...

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 ...