Someone who won't let you do or go anywhere without him/her.

Intelligence agency term for "psychological operation". A government or corporate-sponsored operation, usually taking the form of a "terrorist attack" or "crazed gunman on a spree", with the intent of panicking the public into demanding more police and laws inhibiting freedom. Psyops are usually carried out by drugging a civilian or group of civilians with aggression-promoting drugs, psyching them up, arming them, and sending them out to commit mayhem. Government-sponsored terrorism. See also blackshirts, conspiracy

Something/someone holding you back from what you really want to do.

n. wife; married female

My girlfriend!

someone or something that's keeping you from doing what you really want to do.

Also, Sublime and Social Distortion both have songs by the title "Ball and Chain," though the songs are different from eachother.

To have a girlfriend that restricts hanging out with your bros or doing anything fun.