Controlling People: How to Recognize, Understand, and Deal with People Who Try to Control You
Controlling People: How to Recognize, Understand, and Deal with People Who Try to Control You
Learn how to ‘break the spell’ of control with Patricia Evans’ new bestseller. Already hailed by Oprah Winfrey, Controlling People deals with issues big and small - revealing the thought processes of those who seek to control in order to provide a ’spell-breaking’ mind-set for those who suffer this insidious manipulation. Invaluable insight and advice for those who seek support.
User Ratings and Reviews
3 Stars repetitive and simplistic
disappointing - not a very helpful book for some circumstances, clunky writing style - very repetitive
3 Stars Very Academic, but good information
I liked this book, however, if it’s the first that you read on the subject of Controlling personalities, I think that it would be too academic and dry. It does provide a broad perspective on the issue, and do feel it was worthwhile, I just realize that if you are looking for practical information on this that you can use to understand a relationship you are in you might want to read something that isn’t so dry.
3 Stars Define the concepts
I like Patrica Evans’s book and am on my third reading but she really does not define her concepts well enough and I find it difficult to know what on earth she means by this “Teddy” idea and the “Witness” idea.
The Bubble analogy is useful as one can begin to see controlling people inside the bubble. In fact, a psychic took it to put oneself inside a bubble for protection. Nevertheless I would ask her to make a glossary and define her concepts. Does she mean Teddy bears and people like religious witnesses? Or are they like legal witnesses?
5 Stars Insightful
Patricia Evans has done it again. She has written a book that I could not put down. “Controlling People” examines much of the subtle and not so subtle behavior you and I have experienced from others, have felt uncomfortable about and even felt worse because of. I always knew someone in my family was controlling but now I have a greater understanding of the depth of the problem as well as how to respond. Very good book for those with relationships with persons who want to control them. Dee
5 Stars This is a good reference book to keep on hand.
I rented this book from the library before purchasing. It gives insight into the many aspects of “control”.
Controlling others can be good or bad.
Being controlled can be good or bad.
Bottom line is that we all should be able to identify when being controlled is bad for us and, conversely, we need to know when we are selfishly controlling others.
This book is excellent for self improvement purposes as well as improving our relationships with others.
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