Trauma Bonding
Trauma Bonding

Author: Lauren Kozlowski

Publisher: Escape the Narcissist

Published:

Total Pages: 59

ISBN-13:

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'If your relationship is so bad, why don't you just leave them?' 'If you were in such an abusive relationship, why did you stay with them for so long?' 'If you knew you were in a relationship with such a toxic person, why didn't you ask people for help?' If you've ever been asked these questions, aside from being ignorant and hurtful, you'll know it's beyond frustrating. The answer to the above questions, whilst it's complex and often confusing, can be given with two words: trauma bonded. If you find you're in a relationship that you know is so toxic that it's crushing your very being, but you can't bring yourself to leave, you may be in the clutches of a tight trauma bond. If you're constantly feeling on edge, forever working to appease your spouse to little avail and like you're constantly being chipped away at with their abusive behavior, then I can understand how emotionally shattering it feels to live this way. If in the same breath, it breaks your heart to even consider leaving them because you can't imagine life without them, then I can understand that feeling too; because I was trauma bonded to my abusive ex. From my own personal experience and from the experiences other survivors have opened up to me about, this book will cover the following: - What trauma bonding really is - The 7 stages that lead to you becoming trauma bonded - The parallels that Stockholm syndrome has with trauma bonding - The 5 stages you go through when you come to accept you're trauma bonded - The cognitive dissonance a trauma bond can cause - Breaking free from the traumatic bond This book will also include my own experiences and I'll draw upon those to help you really understand trauma bonding, and let you know that you're not alone in being shackled by this emotionally crippling bond. More importantly, this book will help you understand that the invisible chain that tethers you to your abuser can be broken.

The Betrayal Bond
The Betrayal Bond

Author: Patrick Carnes

Publisher: Health Communications Incorporated

Published: 2019-02-12

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0757318231

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Some really great books just keep getting better! For seventeen years The Betrayal Bond has been the primary source for therapists and patients wrestling the effects of emotional pain and harm caused by exploitation from someone they trusted. Divorce, litigation, incest and child abuse, domestic violence, kidnapping, professional exploitation and religious abuse are all areas of trauma bonding. These are situations and relationships of incredible intensity or importance lend themselves more easily to an exploitation of trust or power. In The Betrayal Bond, Dr. Carnes presents an in-depth study of these relationships; why they form, who is most susceptible, and how they become so powerful. Dr. Carnes also gives a clear explanation of the bond that compels people to tolerate the intolerable, and for the first time, maps out the brain connection that makes being with hurtful people comparable to 'a drug of choice.' Most importantly, Carnes provides practical steps to identify compulsive attachment patterns and ultimately to change or end them for good. This new edition includes: New science for understanding how our brains can make a prison of bad relationships New assessments and insights based on 50,000 research participants A new section utilizing the latest findings in attachment research and narrative therapy to concretely rewrite and rescript bad experiences A redefinition of the factors contributing to addictive relationships

Trauma Bonding Recovery Workbook
Trauma Bonding Recovery Workbook

Author: Nashay Lorick MSW LCSW

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2022-11-01

Total Pages: 117

ISBN-13: 1685399010

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Overcome toxic relationship bonds and begin to heal Freeing yourself from a trauma bond can feel overwhelming. But with the right tools, you can let go of the past and move forward to a brighter future. This supportive workbook is filled with evidence-based strategies and exercises to help you break the cycle of abuse and thrive. Understand your experience—Learn what trauma bonding is and gain insight from the stories of other people who have experienced abuse. Discover tools for healing trauma—Build skills for breaking your toxic relationship with proven exercises like starting a walking meditation practice and rating your level of self-care. Beyond trauma—Explore the aftermath of leaving an abuser, including managing difficult emotions and grief, reclaiming your identity, avoiding relapse, and preparing to move forward with your new life. Empower yourself and take control of your future with this supportive workbook.

Whole Again
Whole Again

Author: Jackson MacKenzie

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2019-01-08

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0143133314

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From a leading voice on recovering from toxic relationships, a deeply insightful guide to getting back to your "old self" again--in order to truly heal and move on. Jackson MacKenzie has helped millions of people in their struggle to understand the experience of toxic relationships. His first book, Psychopath Free, explained how to identify and survive the immediate situation. In this highly anticipated new book, he guides readers on what to do next--how to fully heal from abuse in order to find love and acceptance for the self and others. Through his close work with--and deep connection to--thousands of survivors of abusive relationships Jackson discovered that most survivors have symptoms of trauma long after the relationship is over. These range from feelings of numbness and emptiness to depression, perfectionism, substance abuse, and many more. But he’s also found that it is possible to work through these symptoms and find love on the other side, and this book shows how. Through a practice of mindfulness, introspection, and exercises using specific tools, readers learn to identify the protective self they've developed - and uncover the core self, so that they can finally move on to live a full and authentic life--to once again feel light, free, and whole, and ready to love again. This book addresses and provides crucial guidance on topics and conditions like: complex PTSD, Narcissistic abuse, Avoidant Personality Disorder, Codependency, Core wounding, toxic shame, Borderline Personality Disorder, and so many more. Whole Again offers hope and multiple strategies to anyone who has survived a toxic relationship, as well as anyone suffering the effects of a breakup involving lying, cheating and other forms of abuse--to release old wounds and safely let the love back inside where it belongs.

Trauma and Recovery
Trauma and Recovery

Author: Judith Lewis Herman

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2015-07-07

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 0465098738

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In this groundbreaking book, a leading clinical psychiatrist redefines how we think about and treat victims of trauma. A "stunning achievement" that remains a "classic for our generation." (Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., author of The Body Keeps the Score). Trauma and Recovery is revered as the seminal text on understanding trauma survivors. By placing individual experience in a broader political frame, Harvard psychiatrist Judith Herman argues that psychological trauma is inseparable from its social and political context. Drawing on her own research on incest, as well as a vast literature on combat veterans and victims of political terror, she shows surprising parallels between private horrors like child abuse and public horrors like war. Hailed by the New York Times as "one of the most important psychiatry works to be published since Freud," Trauma and Recovery is essential reading for anyone who seeks to understand how we heal and are healed.

What a Narcissist Does at the End of a Relationship
What a Narcissist Does at the End of a Relationship

Author: Lauren Kozlowski

Publisher: Escape the Narcissist

Published:

Total Pages: 41

ISBN-13:

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Breaking up in normal circumstances is hard enough. If you throw a narcissist into the equation, it makes it all the more difficult. Not only are you left heartbroken from the separation, but the actions and behaviors of the narcissist post-break-up are nothing short of cruel, confusing, and downright crazymaking. You feel like your world has ended and you don't know how to rebuild it. In this short book, I want to use my own experience with a narcissist to highlight and outline the following for you: - discarding, and why the narcissist does this. This is a cruel tactic used by the narcissist to either punish you or because you have nothing left to give them. - what a narcissist does at the end of a relationship. Whilst all narcissists are different, you can count on one thing being consistent: their behavior. - how the narc feels and deals with the break-up. - the toxic narcissistic relationship pattern, so you can avoid being sucked into it once more. If you're looking to read this book, you're likely heartbroken and looking for some guidance, support, or understanding. As someone who has been through the hell of a narcissistic relationship, I can offer you all three, and I hope this book can help you make sense of this heartbreaking time.

The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for PTSD
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for PTSD

Author: Kirby Reutter

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

Published: 2019-06-01

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 1684032660

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This pragmatic workbook offers evidence-based skills grounded in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to help you find lasting relief from trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). If you’ve experienced trauma, you should know that there is nothing wrong with you. Trauma is a normal reaction to an abnormal event. Sometimes, the symptoms of trauma persist long after the traumatic situation has ceased. This is what we call PTSD—in other words, the “trauma after the trauma.” This happens when the aftereffects of trauma—such anxiety, depression, anger, fear, insomnia, and even addiction—end up causing more ongoing harm than the trauma itself. So, how can you start healing? With this powerful and proven-effective workbook, you’ll find practical exercises for overcoming trauma using mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance. You’ll learn how to be present in the moment and identity the things that trigger your trauma. You’ll also find activities and exercises to help you cope with stress, manage intense emotions, navigate conflict with others, and change unhealthy thought patterns that keep you stuck. Finally, you’ll find practical materials for review and closure, so you can take what you’ve learned out into the world with you. If you’re ready to move past your trauma and start living your life again, this workbook will help guide you, one step at a time. The practical interventions in this guide can be used on their own or in conjunction with therapy.

Codependent Cure
Codependent Cure

Author: Jean Harrison

Publisher: Bernard Pardieu

Published: 2019-02-22

Total Pages: 105

ISBN-13:

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Imagine a powerful solution for saying "No" to your loved ones WITHOUT risking their affection... Do you need external validation just to function properly? Are you constantly putting out fires and fixing other people's problems while neglecting your own? Are your fears of abandonment so strong that you feel as if one of your limbs is being amputated when someone leaves you? If so, you're not alone. Many people have tried various methods to overcome their codependency with little to NO success, leaving them feeling hopeless. You wake up each day feeling like a shell of your former self, lost in a never-ending cycle of putting others' needs before your own. Saying no to helping others feels incredibly guilty, and the fear of losing their love often prevents you from putting yourself first. While it's healthy to be needed and valued by your loved ones, it can become a problem when it drives most of your decisions and behaviors... Especially if you’re only comfortable in relationships where you feel like the person can't live without you. Imagine a powerful solution to assertively say "no" to your loved ones WITHOUT losing their love - allowing you to stop being an emotional sponge and finally put yourself first! It’s called Codependent Cure – A revolutionary, scientifically-backed guide published by bestselling author Jean Harrison, for breaking the chains of codependency and developing emotional resilience. With the proven techniques and strategies outlined in this book, countless individuals have reclaimed their lives, moving away from the relentless pursuit of validation and the habit of people-pleasing. Here's just a small fraction of what you'll discover: ✓ The hidden link between codependency and addiction to break the enabling cycle ✓ The art of setting boundaries like a pro and handling resistance with finesse ✓ The #1 platform destroying your self-worth & why you must leave immediately ✓ How to shortcut your healing from codependency with 3 powerful routines ✓ A bulletproof system designed for maintaining your recovery after healing ✓ How to spot the subtle warning signs of a codependent relationship that often go unnoticed by many ✓ How to explore dating while shielding yourself from predators eager to trap you in toxic relationships ✓ And Much, Much More Exclusive Bonus: You'll also get access to a powerful 3-step toolkit, complete with practical worksheets and exercises, designed to rapidly dissolve codependent patterns and speed up your recovery journey. Codependent Cure helps you learn to stop abandoning yourself for the sake of others while you learn how to honor your emotions, set boundaries, and finally speak your truth. Your happiness and needs are just as important as those of others, so now is the time to take care of them! If you're ready to liberate yourself from the grips of codependency and explore the happiness and fulfillment waiting for you... Then secure your copy of this book today!

Narcissistic Ex
Narcissistic Ex

Author: Lauren Kozlowski

Publisher: Escape the Narcissist

Published: 2019-06-22

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13:

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Narcissistic abuse is a form of abuse that ensures victims are left emotionally drained, mentally exhausted, and devoid of any self-worth or self-esteem. I was a victim of a malignant narcissist for seven years of my life, and I know just how crushing it is to live such an abusive and suppressed life. The helplessness and detachment from reality that comes with narcissistic abuse are enough to keep you in the tight grip of the abuser for as long as they choose. However, I eventually found the courage to leave my abuser, but it didn't end there. As you may know, ending a relationship with a narcissist isn't that easy - even if it was the narc who did the breaking up. They don't just 'let you go' - they try to make sure you'll go through hell before you get one over on them. In this book, I want to offer you some guidance on this rarely-talked about aspect of an abusive relationship: how to deal with a narcissist when they're your ex. The chapter list is as follows: Why you shouldn't go back and why you need to move on Why you need to go 'no contact' and ways you can do this How to stop missing your abuser Understanding and dealing with 'hoovering' after a break-up Narcissistic stalking How to deal with 'flying monkeys' Survivor stories from two former narcissistic abuse victims Throughout the book, I also offer some of my own story too, in the hopes that this offers you a sense of familiarity. You'll likely find that thing things I went through are very similar to your own experiences, and the purpose of this book is to get you to the point where I'm currently at: healed and thriving.

Recovery from Gaslighting & Narcissistic Abuse, Codependency & Complex PTSD (3 in 1)
Recovery from Gaslighting & Narcissistic Abuse, Codependency & Complex PTSD (3 in 1)

Author: Don Barlow

Publisher:

Published: 2021-10-08

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13: 9781990302107

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Trauma impacts everyone but its effect varies from one person to another In Recovery from Gaslighting & Narcissistic Abuse, Codependency & Complex PTSD (3 in 1), you will have three books that will help you discover: What Gaslighting, Codependency and Complex PTSD are Their cycles and how they form; eventually taking over your life The impact they have on you and your relationships with others The shift in mindset that you need to help you finally gain the courage to escape Self-care practices that will help you take back control of your life How you can rebuild an accurate sense of self that isn't formed by events from your past And much more. You know what helplessness feels like. The paralysis of panic, the loss of control. What it's time for you to learn, is that these feelings aren't forever. You are capable of transforming your life; if you are ready to take the first step then scroll up and click the "Add to Cart" button right now.