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Trauma Bonding occurs in both interpersonal and socio-political relationships. Understanding the trauma bond is pivotal for developing healing strategies for recovery & resilience.

Trauma bonds thrive in the presence of the Dark Triad: narcissism, Machiavelliansism, and psychopathy. Trauma-bonding dynamics can also be observed at the sociopolitical level.