| Wow, so many negative images I'm reluctant to admit to being one.
Having been a control freak most of my life, I've had a long time to self-analyze it. I grew up pretty much on my own. We moved just often enough that I had few close friends, my parents were divorced, my mom worked full time, no siblings close to my age. If I wanted to do something, I had to do it myself. If I started a project, I had to be able to complete it without help. I became very self-confident, and eventually that became an attitude of being in control of myself and my behavior to a high degree. I would never drink or toke to the point of losing control. I never hung with a crowd. I came to trust my own judgment over others in most cases. As I've aged, I've found it a bit easier to delegate, but I still think I could probably do the job better.
I can see where being a control freak could be a handicap, but for me its been more a positive than negative attitude. |