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How Trauma Turns Us Into Controllers—and How We Finally Learn to Let Go

How Trauma Turns Us Into Controllers—and How We Finally Learn to Let Go

by Dr. Mozelle Martin | Apr 7, 2026 | Brain Chemistry, Building Resilience in Healing, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, The Brain and CPTSD

People don’t become controlling because they enjoy it. They become controlling because trauma taught them that unpredictability is dangerous. When life blindsides you enough times, your nervous system starts operating like a private security detail—monitoring,...

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