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IS BEING OVERCONTROLLING HARMFUL?

Karen Carpenter, the poster girl for Anorexia, explains how being overcontrolling can actually kill us!

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Sandy Cowen
Sep 05, 2025
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We all know being an overcontrolling parent or partner isn’t great, in fact, it’s terribly destructive to most any relationship. But, what about the harm it might cause to the person doing the contro…

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