Ep 4: If You Can’t Walk Away -This Is Might Be Why (& It’s Not Love) - (Trauma bonds, people pleasing & childhood)

You’re not crazy. You’re chemically attached to someone who trained your nervous system to mistake pain for love.
This isn’t romance - it’s a trauma loop. And you’ve been stuck in it for years.

In this episode, we expose the brutal mechanics of trauma bonding: the intermittent reward cycles, the childhood imprinting, the neurochemical addiction, and why you keep calling manipulation “connection.”
We’ll walk through why you chase people who hurt you, how your past programmed you to tolerate chaos, and what happens when your need to be chosen outweighs your sense of self.

If you’ve ever begged for clarity from someone who thrives on confusion…
If you’ve ever felt high when they come back and sick when they leave…
If you’ve ever called that love -

This episode might be your wake-up call.

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Music Credit - Grand Project - Majestic Sky