This is Your Brain … This is Your Brain on “Love”

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In my article, “When Love Isn’t Love: Bonded by Betrayal,” I promised to expand on the biochemical response to a trauma bond. In that article I stated:

A trauma bond—sometimes called a betrayal bond—is caused when gestures of love, caring, or good-will are intermittently alternated with periods of abuse, exploitation, or betr…