Trauma Bonding (e-könyv)

If your relationship is so bad, why dont you just leave them? If you were in such an abusive relationship, why did you stay with them for so long? If you knew you were in a relationship with such a toxic person, why didnt you ask people for help? If youve ever been asked these questions, aside from being ignorant and hurtful, youll know its beyond frustrating. The answer to the above questions, whilst its complex and often confusing, can be given with two words: trauma bonded.  If you find youre in a relationship that you know is so toxic that its crushing your very being, but you cant bring yourself to leave, you may be in the clutches of a tight trauma bond. If youre constantly feeling on edge, forever working to appease your spouse to little avail and like youre constantly being chipped away at with their abusive behavior, then I can understand how emotionally shattering it feels to live this way. If in the same breath, it breaks your heart to even consider leaving them because you cant imagine life without them, then I can understand that feeling too; because I was trauma bonded to my abusive ex. From my own personal experience and from the experiences other survivors have opened up to me about, this book will cover the following: - What trauma bonding really is - The 7 stages that lead to you becoming trauma bonded - The parallels that Stockholm syndrome has with trauma bonding - The 5 stages you go through when you come to accept youre trauma bonded - The cognitive dissonance a trauma bond can cause - Breaking free from the traumatic bond This book will also include my own experiences and Ill draw upon those to help you really understand trauma bonding, and let you know that youre not alone in being shackled by this emotionally crippling bond. More importantly, this book will help you understand that the invisible chain that tethers you to your abuser can be broken.