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Control Issues

A Journey Inward

The need for control often grows stronger when uncertainty feels threatening or when a person believes they must manage every outcome, emotion, or response to stay secure. It can show up as over-planning, difficulty delegating, repeated checking, or frustration when others choose differently. This worksheet helps distinguish what you can influence from what belongs to someone else or cannot be guaranteed.

Divide one stressful situation into three columns

I release the need to control and trust myself, others, and life to unfold.
  1. 1

    What situations or relationships trigger my strongest need to control?

  2. 2

    What am I afraid might happen if I let go of control?

  3. 3

    Where did I learn that control equals safety, love, or worth?

  4. 4

    How does my need for control affect my peace, connections, and self-trust?

  5. 5

    What would it feel like to practice trust instead of control in one area of my.

What moment today showed me where I’m holding on too tightly?