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Originally Posted by TishaBuv
As other posters pointed out, why people assume these terms is that they are usually related, and also because they are showing off their skills of psychobabble. 
How long does a relationship has to be to become either of these? I’m not sure I understand them. |
Yes, exactly.
I have been erroneously grouped into codependency and trauma bonded along with trying to fix an abuser with love and understanding.
My guess is these female victims of abuse are still in recovery and are just projecting their own issues onto me.
None of these have to do with length of time with an abuser, I don't think. Or, perhaps they do, if one recognizes they're being abused yet still stay.
Trauma bond signifies that you're trying to resolve an older trauma through the current relationship. Codependency signifies that you're willing to sacrifice your own mental health for the sake of fixing someone's problems. And fixing an abuser with love and understanding? That one blew my mind.