TRAUMA BONDING Explained
May 16, 2021
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There’s one kind of romantic relationship that I wouldn’t wish on anyone — and that’s the kind that’s been made intense by a trauma bond.
Category: Relationships with Others
Trauma-Driven Decisions: How to Stop Before They Happen
January 29, 2021
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If you had trauma when you were little, I’m going to guess that you’ve made some really bad decisions in your life… strange self-sabotaging decisions
The Emptiness You Feel Is Trying to Tell You Something
April 24, 2020
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I read a short story last week that was about emptiness and love. That funny thing that happens sometimes, happened, and three different people wrote
Dreading Valentines Day? Here’s Something to Heal That.
February 12, 2020
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This Valentines Day, Prepare for REAL Love: Heal the Effects of Childhood PTSD On Your Romantic Life. A history of trauma in childhood can take
CPTSD: Are you TRIGGERED by ABANDONMENT?
February 11, 2020
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One of the worst triggers of Childhood PTSD symptoms for many of us is the feeling of abandonment. This trigger is primal because we’re all
CPTSD Makes Us Feel DIFFERENT. Are We?
January 22, 2020
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You hear this a lot among people who experienced childhood trauma. They have trouble shaking the feeling that they’re somehow different, as if everyone else
CPTSD and CLINGING: Try To Let Things COME TO YOU.
June 6, 2019
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Childhood PTSD has often left us unconsciously anxious, and one sign is that we tend to grasp at things we do want, and cling despite
Did Childhood PTSD Teach You To FIT Yourself to CRAP?
April 25, 2019
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One of the harmful effects of growing up with abuse and neglect, is that we get ALL too good at fitting ourselves to unacceptable people
Is Childhood PTSD Making You Seem Unavailable?
March 27, 2019
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It’s very, very common for people with Childhood PTSD to feel they only know how to attract unavailable and screwed up partners. How can you
CPTSD: Four Discoveries That Revolutionized Treatment
February 14, 2019
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Now that we know adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can cause neurological changes, the old, mostly psychological approaches to treating CPTSD are making way for newer,