The Subtle Ways We Keep Others Small
- Nowena Piispa
- Sep 3
- 1 min read
Power tripping and enabling may look like opposites — one dominates, the other “helps.” But both can control.
💡 Power tripping = “I’ll shrink you by force.”
💡 Enabling = “I’ll keep you dependent so I feel needed.”
Different masks, same effect: stopping someone from leading their own life.
✨ True love empowers, not controls.
Do you think “help” can sometimes be another form of control?







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