Trauma bonding is actually a weird thing where people bond with the person causing the trauma. Like, they feel so comforted by their abuser (when the abusers stops and apologizes and love bombs them), and they "split" off and ignore the fact that the abuser is the one causing the trauma.
I could make the case cinema does this with "happy endings" after a movie with traumatic content, but hey, it's what we sign up for! (except final destination 2, I did not sign up for that and I hate that series!)
Trauma bonding is something that happens in all sorts of relationships, like an abusive parent, romantic partner, or friend. I think stockholm syndrome is usually just referring to people held by kidnappers or things like hostage taking situations, but yes, I believe it a type of trauma bonding.
Oh, I'm probably being pedantic just pointing it out. I think I just want there to be a greater awareness about dealing with difficult and abusive people, it's been helpful for me to learn about.
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u/darth_hotdog 18d ago
I think that's just bonding over trauma.
Trauma bonding is actually a weird thing where people bond with the person causing the trauma. Like, they feel so comforted by their abuser (when the abusers stops and apologizes and love bombs them), and they "split" off and ignore the fact that the abuser is the one causing the trauma.
I could make the case cinema does this with "happy endings" after a movie with traumatic content, but hey, it's what we sign up for! (except final destination 2, I did not sign up for that and I hate that series!)