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Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

'Trauma Bonding' Might Not Be Quite What You Think

Trauma bonding describes attachment between victims and abusers but similar bonds also form among people who share traumatic experiences, requiring distinct formal labels.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

'Why Is He So Nice One Day and Mean the Next?'

Intermittent affection and withdrawal trains the brain to seek approval, creating powerful psychological bonds and masking manipulation and abuse.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Danger of Weaponized Attachment

Emotional closeness is used strategically to create and destabilise attachment, making love a tool for sustaining coercive control and normalising abuse.
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Abusive Relationships Aren't Built on Codependency

Perpetrators deliberately engineer trauma bonds through grooming, emotional manipulation, and manufactured attachment to exert coercive control.
fromPsychology Today
5 months ago

The Trauma-Bonded Citizen

Trauma bonding acts as a coping mechanism to reduce distress of the abuse, creating a sense of control for the victim amid ongoing harm.
Psychology
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