Deep down, control freaks are terrified of being vulnerable; theyre anxious, insecure and angry. They believe they can protect themselves by staying in control of every aspect of their lives. Theyre very critical of their colleagues and their friends, but underneath their criticism is a mountain of unhappiness.

Is control freak a mental illness?

In the slang of psychology, the colloquial term control freak describes a person with a personality disorder characterized by undermining other people, usually by way of controlling behavior manifested in the ways that they act to dictate the order of things in a social situation.