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A trauma bond can keep you in a relationship that is unhealthy and destructive. Several of your close friends may have already encouraged you to end your relationship because they see the mistreatment ...

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Almost everyone has experienced a toxic relationship at some point in their life — whether with a romantic partner, a family member or even a friend. Trauma-bonded relationships fall under ...

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Common post-relationship abuse from those high in covert narcissism includes a lack of closure and the use of proxy accounts ...

A trauma bond relationship is a connection between an abuser and their victim. The abuse is usually perpetrated by narcissists, male or female. There are several phases to a relationship progressing ...

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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 ...