Trauma bonds are unhealthy attachments that can feel consuming, passionate, and highly addictive.

HERE'S WHY:

Trauma bonds are relationships that involves dysfunctional dynamics.

They are very: sudden, quick, and intense.

Usually, there's love bombing which looks like: excessive attention, praise, flattery, and undying devotion.

In healthy relationships, emotional intimacy is built through mutual trust and sharing.

In trauma bonds, there's quick excessive declarations of immediate love or devotion.

This can feel intoxicating for adults that have been emotionally neglected.

Rather than seeing the immediacy as a red flag, it's seen as: "finally someone truly loves me."

Slowly, insecurities begin to show.

Usually in the form of: jealousy, control, shaming or criticism.

Rather than seeing this as abusive, the other partner usually interprets this as a need to prove themselves and their loyalty.

Fights begin to happen.