Traumatic Bonding

by marissamize
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According to Wikipedia, Patrick Carnes developed this term to describe “the misuse of fear, excitement, sexual feelings, and sexual physiology to entangle another person.” A simpler and more encompassing definition is that traumatic bonding is: “a strong emotional attachment between an abused person and his or her abuser, formed as a result of the cycle of violence.”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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