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What is a Trauma Bond and How to Break Free

by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghSeptember 26, 2024 abuse, abusive relationship, domestic violence, emotionally immature parents, gas lighting, gaslighting, love bombing, manipulation, narcissist, Narcissistic mother, Narcissistic parents, narcissistic personality disorder, Personality disorders, red flags, relationship red flags, signs of a toxic relationship, stockholm syndrome, toxic relationships, trauma, trauma bond, Unhealthy relationships, victims0 comments
What is a Trauma Bond and How to Break Free A trauma bond is a complex psychological and emotional attachment that forms in an abusive or toxic relationship. These bonds differ from healthy attachments, as they are built through cycles of intense emotional experiences, often involving pain, manipulation, and abuse. Trauma bonds can be difficult to recognize and...
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Providing Grace and Resilience to Trauma Survivors, How To – Help Guide.

by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghOctober 7, 2018 abuse, abuse resources, domestic violence, help for trauma victims, rape, resilience, survivors, trauma counseling, validation, victim blaming, victims0 comments
                                                                                                                                 Provide grace & resilience to trauma survivors.                            How to Provide Grace and Resiliency to a Friend or Family Member Who Discloses Trauma. According to the United States Veterans Administration, about 50% of women and 60% of men will...
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Trauma Informed Care; We Have Evolved to be at risk for Trauma; Here is Why

by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghJune 21, 2018 counseling for PTSD, psychology, psychotherapy, ptsd, trauma, trauma informed care, trauma therapy1 comment
Trauma Informed Care We have fantastic and astonishing memory abilities, the human mind and its processes, particularly in the way we store and retrieve the effective memories which then effect the way that we store and respond to our other memories and sensory input. Evolutionary psychology examines the way some things that can be problematic are often helpful to us in the past and as we...
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HELP~ IN LOVE AND UNDER ATTACK, Domestic Violence Resource! Marriage Counseling

by Stephanie McCrackenSeptember 19, 2013 counseling, couples counseling, Uncategorized0 comments
Today’s article is devoted to a serious issue, domestic violence. With more and more abused partners seeking refuge within shelters and therapy offices, one would imagine that there would exist a cultural and personal awareness of abuse that could protect survivors before violence reaches extremes. However, the lines that exist when violence and abuse pervade the sanctum of a relationship are...
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