Love and trauma bonding might feel similar on the surface, but they’re worlds apart in essence. While love grows from mutual respect and trust, trauma bonding often takes root in a cycle of fear, ...

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Sometimes a painful relationship feels magical. Even when it hurts, the heart believes it is a soul connection. Many people ...

Living with a partner who qualifies for a diagnosis of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is never easy and pleasant. The reasons why this is so have been covered extensively elsewhere, so I will ...

Trauma bonding is a unique (and hella toxic) bond between an abuser and an abused person. It’s a common, but really bad coping mechanism that occurs when a person experiences serious trauma. This ...

If stillness feels like emptiness, your nervous system might need a reset. Stability isn’t boring — it’s a space where love, connection and peace can grow within you. Some people naturally find ...

At the end of September, Malika Brittingham was arrested after falsely reporting an active shooter at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. She’d sent a text saying that she’d heard five or ...

When former Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko erupted in anger in a video that quickly went viral online, it was not the theatrics Kenyans have come to associate with him. This time, the fury had ...

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 ...