017 Is It Love, or Just Trauma? On Trauma Bonding & Unrequited Love

<p>Nic ecstatically tackles this week&apos;s question from Anonymous about a past love who has remerged, seemingly evolved and ready to commit, while they had done a lot of work to move past them and are now in a healthy relationship. Anonymous asked specifically about trauma bonds, as they feel very bonded to this person and are questioning if that is why they still feel so in love with them or if it is because there&apos;s something real there. Trauma bonds are discussed in detail, and Nic gives some of her own past experiences for flavor.<br/><br/><b>Resources</b></p><ul><li><a href='https://reachcounseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Trauma-Bonding-Using-Real-Life-Examples-Marissa-Ghavami.pdf'>Trauma Bonding Using Real Life Examples</a> (Reach Counseling) </li><li><a href='https://www.thehotline.org/resources/trauma-bonds-what-are-they-and-how-can-we-overcome-them/'>Trauma Bonds: What Are They and How Can We Overcome Them</a> (The Hotline) </li><li><a href='https://www.abuseandrelationships.org/Content/Survivors/trauma_bonding.html'>Trauma Bonding</a> (Abuse and Relationships.org) </li><li><a href='https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/trauma-bonding#signs '>Trauma Bonding Signs</a> (Healthline) </li></ul><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br/>If you have a question for the show, please send it to the show name at gmail dot com or via Patreon or Discord (links below)!<br/>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br/><br/><b>Pay me, Daddy!</b><br/><a href='https://www.patreon.com/pynkspots'>Patreon</a> | <a href='https://venmo.com/u/pynkspots'>Venmo</a> | <a href='https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/vwpa'>PayPal</a> | <a href='https://cash.app/$PynkSpots'>Cash App</a><br/><br/><b>Join the community!</b><br/><a href='https://discord.gg/NheZ8rCcPX'>Discord</a></p>