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Love and trauma bonding might feel similar on the surface, but they’re worlds apart in essence. While love grows from mutual respect and trust, trauma bonding often takes root in a cycle of fear, ...

You may have heard of the term trauma bond, but if you were asked to explain what it means, could you? Sometimes it gets thrown around incorrectly to describe people who have bonded over a shared ...

Source: Leigh W. Jerome Ph.D. Trauma bonding is a type of attachment rooted in abuse. It is a well-documented psychological phenomenon where an abused person forms a powerful emotional connection to ...

Domestic abusers "weaponize love" by forging "trauma bonds" with their victims before violence begins, new research reveals. The study outlines the "tactical playbook" deployed by male abusers based ...