10 Warning Signs Your Partner Is Controlling You 🚩

I’m Jourdan Travers, a licensed clinical psychotherapist—
and in this episode, I’ll walk you through the 10 most common signs of control I see in relationships, how they quietly erode your autonomy and self-worth, and how to recognize them before it’s too late.

🧭 Chapters:
00:00 Intro – Why control hides in plain sight
00:25 The Montreal study
01:43 Sign #1 – Being cut off from friends and family
02:05 Sign #2 – Monitoring phones and social media
02:22 Sign #3 – Rules on what you can share
02:53 Sign #4 – Jealousy masquerading as love
03:10 Sign #5 – Controlling what you wear
03:45 Sign #6 – Threats to leave
03:57 Sign #7 – Using guilt or humiliation
04:10 Sign #8 – Withdrawing affection
04:25 Sign #9 – Imposing views on decisions
04:41 Sign #10 – Threatening self-harm


🔗 Resources:
💬 Tools To Help You Reflect
– Take the free Relationship Control Scale:
https://therapytips.org/personality-tests/relationship-control-scale

– Book a private therapy session with Jourdan:
awake-therapy.me/appointments

– Join the Weekly Journal Club:
therapytips.org/weekly-wisdom

📚 Research Mentioned:
– “Exploring the presence of controlling behaviors in the romantic relationships of youth.”
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jad.12163

⚠️ Disclaimer:
This video is for educational purposes only and does not substitute for professional therapy. If you feel unsafe or are experiencing abuse, please seek help from a qualified professional or crisis resource in your area.

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