Overcome Control Conflict with Your Spouse or Partner Ebook

Overcome Control Conflict

• What control issues are in a marriage or relationship.

• How to know if you're a controlling partner.

• How to know if you're a passive partner.

• What drives controlling behavior-Why some partners are controlling and others are passive.

• Why a controller is so invested in keeping control.

• How control issues can harm a relationship and lead to breaking up or divorce.

• Why just wanting to change isn't enough-and what else you need.

• How control is exerted in a relationship and how to recognize it.

• What to do you do if you disagree with your partner's assessment that you're too controlling.

• Seven things a partner has to be willing to do in order to change controlling tendencies.

• How blame diverts attention and hides the real issues.

• What things a controlling partner should avoid doing at all costs when control issues erupt-maybe to the point of the mate wanting to leave.

• How to handle confrontations with your partner about the control dynamics.

• What a controlling partner can say when the mate doesn't believe change is possible.

• Eleven specific steps you can take to change controlling behavior and experience continuous growth and transformation at a deep level.

• What partners can do to reduce the bad feelings that result when they disagree.

• How a partner can handle backsliding into former controlling behavior.

• How to express your wants without appearing controlling.

• How to handle anger and other strong emotions.

• Exact steps to take to become more assertive.

• The difference between assertive and aggressive or passive-aggressive behavior.

• Five things that must be in place before you can move forward.

• What you need to know about codependency.

• What to do if you no longer feel romantic or sexual attraction towards your partner.

• Specific strategies to change the balance of power in your relationship.

• How to stand up for yourself when your partner doesn't agree with you.

• How to empower yourself and not lose yourself in your relationship.

• What to do if both partners are controlling.

• How to strike a balance so that neither partner feels controlled.

• How to make the relationship "fair and balanced" so that it meets each partner's needs.

• How to rebuild trust when it has been eroded by control issues.

• The role of forgiveness in restoring a relationship.

• Coping with the fear of change.

• How to use a simple technique that can save you from having to continue learning things the hard way.

• Subtle control behavior-what it is, how to spot it, how to confront and change it.

• How to break the cycle of control without breaking the relationship.

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