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Mental Health Support

bucolic_frolic

(48,429 posts)

8. Trauma bonding

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 08:36 PM

Sep 2022

https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/10-steps-to-recovering-from-toxic-trauma-bond-0110175

"Trauma bonds occur in extreme situations such as abusive relationships, hostage situations, and incestuous relationships, but also in any ongoing attached relationship in which there is a great deal of pain interspersed with times of calm (or maybe just less pain). "