Understanding Trauma Bonding In Abusive Relationships
Trauma & Narcissism Redefined
Caroline Strawson
4.8 • 701 Ratings
🗓️ 23 April 2024
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever found yourself in a cycle of leaving an unhealthy relationship only to return, feeling trapped and unable to break free? This phenomenon, known as trauma bonding, is one I know well from my time with my ex-husband, but also stemming from my relationship to my father.
In this episode, we delve into:
- What is trauma bonding and how to recognise it
- How trauma bonding affects all types of relationships, not just romantic ones
- The negative impact it can have on your self-perception
Trauma bonding can evoke feelings of frustration and vulnerability, often leading to a sense of powerlessness. Together, we explore the root causes, identify potential perpetrators, and discuss strategies to overcome trauma bonding once and for all.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome, welcome, welcome to Trauma and Narcissism Redefined, your podcast with your weekly dose of education, |
| 0:09.9 | inspiration and hope beyond trauma. Do you only think that trauma bonding can happen in abusive |
| 0:19.2 | relationships? Have you been in an abusive relationship and found yourself? can happen in abusive relationships. |
| 0:27.0 | Have you been in an abusive relationship and found yourself leaving, going back, leaving, going back, feeling really frustrated and feeling ashamed that you can't just leave? |
| 0:35.0 | Well, in this episode, I'm going to be talking to you about exactly what trauma bonding |
| 0:40.6 | is, but how it also doesn't just manifest in romantic relationships. It can actually happen |
| 0:49.1 | in the workplace, in friendships, and indeed many more. So welcome. I hope you are well. I hope you've had a |
| 0:57.8 | really great week. I hope you're enjoying all of the episodes that I am putting out there where |
| 1:03.5 | they're going to be around trauma and narcissism. We're going to talk a bit about narcissism today |
| 1:08.0 | because it's very much about when we talk about trauma bonding, but just |
| 1:12.9 | really sharing things that I didn't know. And as a 50-year-old woman, some of the things that I didn't |
| 1:18.6 | know, I think, how did I not know this stuff? But if my parents weren't taught that, why would |
| 1:23.5 | they ever teach me that? So really, I see this podcast as maybe the parents that we didn't have, |
| 1:29.5 | that we can kind of go through and learn together. I can share my experiences, good and bad, |
| 1:35.4 | mistakes I've made, because I've made many, let's be honest, and really hope that we can all learn something from it. |
| 1:42.6 | Also, do let me know if you've got any ideas of guests you'd |
| 1:45.6 | like to see me interview on this podcast, let me know. Drop me a message. So let's talk about what |
| 1:52.1 | trauma bonding is. We've kind of all heard the phrase, and I'd heard the phrase, but didn't really know |
| 1:57.5 | what it was. So let's dive a little bit deeper to find out exactly what |
| 2:01.8 | trauma bonding is. Well, some of you may have heard of something called Stockholm Syndrome. So |
| 2:06.5 | Stockholm Syndrome is, you know, if you were taken by hostage with somebody, let's say you're on |
| 2:12.0 | an airplane and there's a hostage situation and the terrorists will be almost trying to get you on side and they'll be |
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