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Being a control freak makes us tense, stressed out, and unpleasant to be with.

Judith Orloff

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Judith Orloff
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: June 25
Motivational Speaker
Psychiatrist
Writer
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Unpleasant
Stressed
Tense
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