As Nigella Lawson's apparent 'assault' sparks a domestic violence debate, Iris McCann, a counsellor, and Dr Petra Boynton, a social psychologist, talk through how to spot whether you are in a ...

Relationships should ideally be a source of comfort, love, and mutual respect. Yet, sometimes actions that seem loving may cross a line into being controlling. It's important to recognize these red ...

Having a sense of control is a basic human need, giving us a feeling of stability, safety and predictability. There is healthy control seeking, however, and unhealthy control seeking, the latter often ...

One-sided relationships happen when one partner is doing most of the emotional or relational investment while the other ...

Here are five signs that you might be in a financially controlling relationship, according to a Scottish Family Law firm. The law firm has reported that 1 in 5 of their clients is experiencing some ...

Matthew Wrightson was subjected to coercive control by the woman he was married to for seven years IF Matthew Wrightson didn’t do as his ex-wife wanted, she’d disconnect his computer, hide the cables ...

DEAR DEIDRE: I’M worried my friend is in a controlling relationship with his girlfriend. He has completely changed since he has been with her. I have been in abusive relationships myself and recognise ...

We tend to associate the word “abuse” with more extreme behaviors and actions. However, abuse occurs on a continuum and can take on different forms and morph and/or escalate over the course of the ...

Soap operas like Home and Away should include stories of coercive control in an effort to combat domestic violence, according to the parents of Brisbane murder victim Hannah Clarke. Sue and Lloyd ...

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