Intermittent Reinforcement Cycle

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As discussed on stream: The psychological pattern where abusers alternate between cruelty and affection, creating addictive emotional highs and lows that strengthen the trauma bond

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EP.1285Sep 5, 2025

The Trauma Bonding Trap: How Abuse Creates Addiction #psychology #abuse #traumabonding

Episode 246 explores trauma bonding as a psychological phenomenon where abuse victims develop deep emotional attachments to their abusers through cycles of intermittent reinforcement.

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