Controlling behavior occurs when a person attempts to force another person to conform to their own needs or desires through some form of manipulation. The outsized desire for control is unhealthy and ...

Control varies relationships from mild, codependent control, to abusive to coercive control. Learn to identify the ...

When we think of an unhealthy relationship, we often picture loud fights, sheer manipulation, or clear-cut abuse. But sometimes, controlling behavior is more subtle—it sneaks in quietly, disguised as ...

Recognizing controlling behavior in relationships can be challenging, especially when it develops gradually over time. Many controlling behaviors might initially appear as expressions of love or ...

Three victim-survivors of coercive control have shared their stories to help others spot the signs and act. The Northamptonshire Serious Violence Prevention Partnership (NSVPP) said the "It's Not Love ...

When I first began researching domestic abuse in 2020, 20 women had been killed in domestic homicides. Six years on, that number has risen by ten. Some of those women were known to police, others ...

Things were almost too good to be true when Lucy met her now ex-partner. But over the course of their relationship, she says he began using coercive control and physical violence against her. However, ...

In Australia, there is growing recognition that children and young people are not just witnesses to domestic, family and sexual violence, but victim-survivors in their own right. While we are getting ...