Episode 72 - What Is Trauma Bonding?

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On today's episode of Yours Mentally we talk about trauma bonding and how it affects an individual's mental health. This episode is in conversation with Nithya Rao who is a Counselling Psychologist.
TW: Mention of suicide.
We begin the episode by asking Nithya what is trauma bonding and in what kinds of relationships does it exist?
We then go on to talk about how does a trauma bond form and what are some of it's characteristic features.
We also discuss what kind of emotions does a person experience when they leave a traumatic bond?
We ask Nithya in what kinds of relationships does it exist and what personality traits in people make them more susceptible to a trauma bond?
A common traumatic bond is the relationship between a kidnapper and hostage, which brings us to the topic of Stockholm syndrome, so we ask Nithya what is Stockholm syndrome and what kind of people experience Stockholm syndrome?
The movie “Highway” is a popular movie that portrays Stockholm syndrome. We ask Nithya if she thinks it is an accurate representation of the issue and why?
Lastly, we ask how does one help themselves cope when they break off a traumatic bond?
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