The Addiction to The Narcissist & Toxic Relationships

Trauma & Narcissism Redefined

Caroline Strawson

Narcissisticabuse, Health & Fitness, Narcissist, Self-improvement, Education, Recovery, Mental Health, Trauma

4.8 • 701 Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

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Do you find yourself constantly attracting toxic and narcissistic individuals, unable to break free from the cycle? You’re not alone. This isn't just a coincidence—it’s an addiction. But rest assured, there is hope and a brighter future awaits you.

Reflecting on my own experience, I remember the dark days spent in a toxic and narcissistic relationship with my ex-husband. Each day, I felt more worthless, often finding my only solace in the comfort of baggy tracksuits. I was paralysed, unable to muster the energy or desire to do anything at all.

In this episode, we will explore:

Why We’re Drawn to Narcissists
Breaking Free from Abusive Relationships
The Brain and Body's Role in Trauma Bonding

This cycle of despair is rooted in a phenomenon known as trauma bonding. Trauma bonding is more than just an emotional connection; it’s a physiological addiction that takes hold within our bodies, always hoping for a lasting change that never comes. Understanding this can be the first step towards breaking free and reclaiming your life.

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0:00.0	Have you ever found yourself going round and round in circles feeling like you seem to attract
0:05.8	toxicity into your life all of the time? And in fact, even when you end up in these toxic, narcissistic
0:12.1	relationships, you find them really hard to break free from. If that sounds like you, then this
0:17.9	podcast is definitely for you because in today's episode I'm
0:21.6	going to be talking to you about trauma bonding and the addiction to a narcissist
0:26.2	and toxic relationships. Massive welcome everybody to trauma and narcissism
0:33.6	redefined your weekly podcast and we're on YouTube too if you want to go and watch to really help
0:39.4	you understand the dynamics of what is going on in the world today from your own healing perspective
0:45.0	and the reason why I do this is because I'm still a work in progress too and I feel like this is a part
0:51.5	of a collective of us understanding, educating and healing
0:55.0	ourselves so we can all go on to lead an even better life, even when sometimes it can feel
1:00.4	like we're in a long, dark tunnel.
1:01.8	So in today's episode, I want to talk to you a little bit about trauma bonding and addiction
1:07.8	into these toxic narcissistic relationships. Now, I'm just going to briefly start to talk
1:13.3	about this in today's episode because what I would love you to do is if you feel like you are
1:18.8	trauma bonded to a narcissist and that might be right now or all the time that you just seem to
1:24.7	be attracting narcissists into your life and you feel like you can't
1:28.5	break free. This is an addiction. So I would love to invite you to a free masterclass that I am
1:34.6	hosting on Sunday the 30th of June at 8 o'clock UK time, 5 o'clock Eastern, 3 o'clock Eastern
1:41.2	sorry, and 12 o'clock Pacific. It's totally free. It's me talking to you,
1:47.0	really about the four stages that start to happen for you to start to be trauma-bonded in
1:51.7	these types of narcissistic relationships. When I knew this stuff, it was like a light bulb to me.
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