Oh, Pop Psychology. 😬🙃 The internet has made it so easy for Pop Psychology to misdirect. There’s a certain Psychologist who’s very popular I always think of who uses a lot of it. Pop Psychology says a Trauma Bond occurs between people who form a bond over having similar traumatic event or who go through one together. Leading to an unhealthy relationship. Anyways, here’s what an actual Trauma Bond is. A Trauma Bond is an unhealthy emotional attachment that forms between an abuser & their victim in an abusive relationship. (I suggest looking at the Power & Control Wheel to get a basic understanding of an abusive relationship) In a Trauma Bond there is a power dynamic. It’s much more than being in an unhealthy relationship. Trauma Bonds are created by a cycle of abuse followed by positive reinforcement. Which causes their victim to feel loyalty, love & infatuation towards their abuser. Trauma Bonds can happen in any type of relationship. Romantic, Friendship, Parent-Child, Teacher-Student, etc.
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