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3 major signs youre in a trauma bond
August 27, 2015
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by AvalancheOfTheSoul
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Are you struggling to understand why it is so hard to let go of a
violent or abusive relationship? Here are three signs that trauma
bonding may be holding you back.
1. Youre in a violent or otherwise abusive relationship, and
you dont know youd survive without him.
Trauma-bonding manifests in an intense attachment to the individual who
is causing you pain. At this point, you feel your mental and physical
wellbeing depends on your partner and thats not surprising. You put
his (or her) needs above your own, /every/ time. He dictates when you
are scared, and when you feel safe. He sets the rules, youre punished
if he thinks youve broken them. Often, youre caught out because he
doesnt tell you his rules, or he changes them without notice. This is
not accidental hes doing it deliberately to de-stabilise you and to
demonstrate his power as the ultimate Rule Maker.
2. You live for the good times.
He is also a source of relief and comfort, because when he decides to
reward you he may not hit or shout at you. He may even apologise for his
behaviour and be extra-loving for a while. This too is intentional.
Trauma bonding is formed from intermittent punishment/reward
behaviour patterns.
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Unfortunately, your relief is only temporary as the tension quickly
begins to build again and you wait for the inevitable outbreak of abuse.
There is a grossly uneven balance of power in your relationship, rather
like a twisted parent/child relationship in which you are a puppet and
he pulls all the strings. Small wonder then, that it is hard to imagine
a world in which he isnt there to govern your behaviour and emotions.
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3. When you /do /leave him, you fall to bits.
Thoughts of him dominate your every waking moment. You struggle to
sleep, and when you do drift off in an exhausted fog, you dream of him.
You ache to go back to him. You know you dare not. You remonstrate with
yourself, believing yourself a pitiful masochist for missing someone who
treats you so abominably (wrongly, by the way: blame and shame belong on
his shoulders, not yours). You shed weight. Despite that cannonball of
clotted dread in your gut, you scour social media for news of him,
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Trauma-bonding offers a compelling insight into why people struggle to
escape abusive relationships. Here are four facts about what it is and
why it works - and how to break the destructive bond. 1) Trauma-bonding
is a real thing Emerging research is shedding new light onto
traumatic-bonding, and its role
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During my abusive relationship, I refused to leave more times than I can
count. When I did leave, I soon returned. The justification that I gave
to myself, and others, for this? Well, I loved him, of course! I really
didn t feel capable of living without him. I was miserable,
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Do you think you can t leave your abusive partner? Do you feel hopeless
when you return to a relationship filled with pain? Or, do you dwell on
your toxic ex and struggle to stay away? Then you may be caught in a
carefully crafted trauma bond - but you don t
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I can say w/o reservation I know how you are feeling. Its a
vicious cycle.
It creates self doubt & self loathing. These only assist in
keeping you in the relationship and give him additional control.
In reality its not youand he will NOT change no matter how
many promises.
You are worthy! You are amazing just the way you are!
I have and am currently going though the same cycle. Struggling
to stay strong and eradicate him from my life!
Its sounds like you may have some unresolved issues with your
last relationship. A qualified therapist would be best placed to
help you. Trauma bonding arises from physical / emotional
violence (was your ex abusive?), power imbalance (did your ex
exert any control over you?) and a pattern of rewards and
punishment (did you feel your ex used this?). Trauma bonding or
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I posted back at the end of October! Wow its been over 2 months and
I have stuck to no contact w/ my now Ex-H.
Avalanche of the soul is the perfect discription of your soul
while in an abusive relationship as well as the process of leaving
and figuring out who you are and who you want to be.
Your words and the posts of others who have experienced a similar
journey have been so helpful. It is NOT easy but so worth it. Life
is getting better. My 4 kids and I are no longer living in fear of
explosions. We are no longer begging for attention from a narcissist.
I thank God everyday that I have not folded and allowed him back!
The restraining order for myself and kids has been a blessing.
Everyday I remind myself how worthy, strong and resilient I am. Its
hard to not beat myself up for not leaving sooner but I recognize
the cycle now and the patterns of the abuser. Its tough to break
the conditioning the takes place in 20 years of manipulation,
mental, emotional and physical abuse but it IS possible!
I am proof of that! -God BlessLike
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It took two years to leave and u was only with him for a year and a
half he put me through hell! I met him shortly after separating from
my husband. The extreme intense deal he did to me was so bizarre!
Full on psychopath and it was like hell getting away. I moved out a
year ago permanently but I do still think of him. Every three months
he will find a way to contact me and every time is even more
emotionally desperate than the last time. I love you your my twin
flame I went to a psychic she says we are meant to be I want kids
with you, Ive found God, I am a changed person . Let me send you
$1500 , lets be friends, I want to marry you. There is no limit he
is so goddam creepy and such a mind f$&!
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So sorry you went through all that, and still going through his
hoovering attempts.
I wasnt with him for a year and a half. That length of time is
how long it took me to leave him finally after many attempts
to do so.
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