Do you Experience Control Freaks in your LIfe?

I have come across them to but not many The last one bullied me out of my Job because of my Illness and he was a Control Freak I do not think there is a way to deal with them In the end I used to ignore this Man

The last guy I was dating was a control freak I guess. I never thought of him that way at the time. He didn't want anyone to disagree with him. I got so that I didn't say much of anything, that way it wasn't the wrong thing to say. He wouldn't fight, he would just walk away if you said anything to him and boy was that frustrating. If any of his friends disagree with him he just quits talking to them. Sometimes it was hard to keep up with who he was mad at then. If you said something favorable about someone he was mad at he would get mad at you.

I have encountered and lived with a number of control freaks. Interestingly, it turns out that most of them are women. I think women have a lot of trouble in this area, for whatever reason. djbtol

In my personal life, I try not to deal with people like that. And in my professional life, I have been fortunate not to run into too many of them. I have a real problem with unreasonableness. If a boss wants me to do things a certain way and if there's a logical reason for it, Ok, but if there's a more efficient way, don't expect me to keep my mouth shut and toe the line. I may lose the battle, but at least I'll have had my say first.

Yes unfortunately. Both my Papa and my sister are control freaks to the core. If something doesn't go exactly their way and exactly how they planned they freak out. I hated growing up with a Papa that tried to control every aspect of my life. Later on I realized it's because he wanted me to have the best life possible, but still it got to be a bit much. He would try to control what I wore, what I ate, who I hung out with, what I did when. He even had a timer and password for both the computer and the T.V. to make sure we didn't watch anything he didn't want us to watch, and for us to not watch anything when he wasn't around. I understand there is a bit of fair reasoning to that as T.V. and computers both have content kids shouldn't be aloud to access, but still it was a little much. My sister and my Papa clash greatly of course, because their both type a control freaks, and there can only be one control freak in a family. Family road trips across Canada were terrible, I thought they were going to kill each other.

My mother and aunt are control freaks big time. I am the only and youngest girl in the family and boy oh boy, control me they try so hard too. My mother has told me that she wants her little "pumpkin" back and I try and try to tell her that "pumpkin" is long gone. I am going to be 40 years old next month and what ever it is I decide to do with my life, no matter if it is good or bad, she needs to either accept it or let it be. It is so hard to even be a friend to my mother because of her controlling ways, and I always told myself that when I grew up I would not treat my kids that way. Thank goodness I stuck to my word, for my son is 20 now and he has told me that if I was like my mother he would not talk to me. That is how controlling she can be. But, she is still my mother and I will always love her.

i agree dealing with control freaks can be difficult as they make you sound useless,while they happen to be the only responsible ones. its their insecurity which makes them act in this way.live them to their whims and do not compromise with your life and happiness. be assertive wherever you need to protect your interest.they would take time to understand that they cannot take you for granted but you have to be gentle and firm while setting limitations. it can actually test your patience. so you have to decide ...the need for all the hassle.

These control freaks are essentially neurotic beings.I remember my ex-boss fitted to this description.Probably thought himself to be a real boon to mankind.His peers and subordinates could not have differed more.So the poor chap was hopelessly outnumbered and isolated.With time thankfully he somehow could sense what was wrong but then it was too late.The trouble with control freaks are deep down they are very insecure and exercising control protects their ego.