--- title: Could You Detect a Coercive Controller Like Simon in ‘Alice, Darling’? I Didn’t—Until It Was Too Late. description: Could You Detect a Coercive Controller Like Simon in ‘Alice, Darling’? I Didn’t—Until It Was Too Late. image: https://www.freedomwarrior.info/hubfs/FreedomWarrior_March2022/Images/In%20the%20News%20Alice%20Darling%20Ms%20Graphic-1.jpeg --- # Could You Detect a Coercive Controller Like Simon in ‘Alice, Darling’? I Didn’t—Until It Was Too Late. by [Amy Polacko](https://www.freedomwarrior.info/articles/author/amy-polacko) | Feb 3, 2023 ![Could You Detect a Coercive Controller Like Simon in ‘Alice, Darling’? I Didn’t—Until It Was Too Late.](https://www.freedomwarrior.info/hubfs/FreedomWarrior_March2022/Images/In%20the%20News%20Alice%20Darling%20Ms%20Graphic-1.jpeg) ![Could You Detect a Coercive Controller Like Simon in ‘Alice, Darling’? I Didn’t—Until It Was Too Late.](https://www.freedomwarrior.info/hubfs/raw_assets/public/FreedomWarrior_March2022/images/15.png) > Rom-coms and fairy tales teach us women that it’s normal—expected—for men to bedazzle us. After other liars and cheaters, I thought I’d finally met a mensch. Then, like the proverbial frog in boiling water, the heat around me rose degree by degree. Lying, cheating, gaslighting, love bombing, repeat. > > [Read the full article here.](https://msmagazine.com/2023/02/03/alice-darling-film-coercive-control-abuse/) > By Amy Polacko, Divorce Coach & Journalist   ## Related Blogs ## [I Help Women Escape Controlling Men. Here's Why I Believe Cassie Couldn’t 'Just Leave' Diddy.](https://www.freedomwarrior.info/articles/i-help-women-escape-controlling-men-heres-why-i-believe-cassie-couldnt-just-leave-diddy) [Learn More](https://www.freedomwarrior.info/articles/i-help-women-escape-controlling-men-heres-why-i-believe-cassie-couldnt-just-leave-diddy) ## [Us Too: Cuomo’s Departure Highlights Need for Coercive Control Laws in U.S.](https://www.freedomwarrior.info/articles/us-too-cuomos-departure-highlights-need-for-coercive-control-laws-in-u-s) [Learn More](https://www.freedomwarrior.info/articles/us-too-cuomos-departure-highlights-need-for-coercive-control-laws-in-u-s) ## [Take it From a Divorce Coach and Attorney: Ending No-Fault Divorce Is a Scary Suggestion](https://www.freedomwarrior.info/articles/take-it-from-a-divorce-coach-and-attorney-ending-no-fault-divorce-is-a-scary-suggestion) [Learn More](https://www.freedomwarrior.info/articles/take-it-from-a-divorce-coach-and-attorney-ending-no-fault-divorce-is-a-scary-suggestion) [« Older Entries](https://www.freedomwarrior.info/articles)