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Trauma & Narcissism Redefined

Trauma Bonding & The Addiction To A Narcissist

Trauma & Narcissism Redefined

Caroline Strawson

Narcissisticabuse, Health & Fitness, Narcissist, Self-improvement, Education, Recovery, Mental Health, Trauma

4.8 • 701 Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

In this episode, I discuss trauma bonding and what it is. Trauma bonding can be difficult to break, and many people do not understand what a trauma bond is. I talk about how I found myself in a relationship with a narcissist and how I would say things to myself like "is there something wrong with me?" I was a people pleaser and a "good person" who thought I needed everyone else to show me my worth. We end up attracting people like narcissists when we place our worth in someone's hands and we may feel good at some stages in the relationship, but eventually, things start to feel heavy. 

What you will learn in this episode:

  • Why you may find that you can’t attract anyone BUT narcissists
  • What trauma bonding is and why you must solve it
  • How I healed myself from the narcissist addiction

Now if you’re reading this before Thursday, the 23rd of March, 2023, you’ll have time to join my FREE Masterclass called Breaking The Trauma Bond To A Narcissist. I'm going to be showing you all about what trauma bonding is. From what is a trauma bond, what happens in your brain and your body when we are trauma bonded to a narcissist, to of course the question we all want answered, how do you break it? You can find all the details to this FREE masterclass here: https://carolinestrawson.com/trauma-bond

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0:00.0

Welcome to the narcissistic abuse and trauma recovery podcast. I'm Caroline Stawson and I'll be sharing with you, awareness, understanding and education about the devastating effects of narcissistic abuse. I've been exactly where you are right now. And this podcast is a beacon of hope

0:23.1

for you to know that you are believed, you are seen, you are heard and you are not alone. And my hope

0:30.9

for listening to the podcast is it will help you move from post-traumatic stress to post-traumatic growth after the trauma of narcissistic

0:39.6

abuse because it is possible. You are enough and you deserve to thrive.

0:48.2

Hi my friends, massive welcome to the narcissistic abuse and trauma recovery podcast. As always,

0:53.9

it's a pleasure to have

0:54.9

you here. And I really hope all of my podcasts help bring you some light, some hope, some

1:00.7

understanding about really those effects of narcissistic abuse. In today's episode, I'm going

1:06.9

to talk to you a little bit about trauma bonding, a little bit about what it is.

1:11.6

And what I'm hosting coming up for free, where I would love to invite you to come along,

1:16.0

where you can learn a little bit more about trauma bonding and addictions so that you can

1:21.2

really start to move forward.

1:23.8

Because trauma bonding can be really, really difficult to break.

1:26.9

And many people don't actually

1:28.3

even understand what a trauma bond is. Maybe you were like me. You found yourself in that relationship

1:33.8

with a narcissist. And this could be with a parent, it could be with a partner, even friends and

1:39.0

co-workers where we feel like, and again, let me know if you can relate to this, where you feel like you're

1:44.6

saying things to yourself, is there something wrong with me? Why do I keep finding myself in

1:49.6

this situation? I would even find myself sometimes saying stuff like, I'm a good person. Why did

1:55.5

these things keep happening to me? Because I just felt like I ended up attracting many narcissistic friends, narcissistic

2:03.1

relationships, and I thought it was me. And in some respects, it was me because I was a magnet to

2:10.1

narcissists because I was such a people-pleaser. So I'd be the best friend ever or the best

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