The betrayal bond : breaking free of exploitive relationships

ISBN: 9780757318238
ISBN: 0757318231
Physical Description: print xxii, 249 pages ; 22 cm
Publisher: Deerfield Beach, FL : Health Communications, [2019]
Copyright: &copy;2019, 1997.

Carnes, Patrick 1944- (author.).

Summary: "Divorce, litigation, incest and child abuse, domestic violence, kidnapping, professional exploitation and religious abuse are all areas of trauma bonding. These are situations and relationships of incredible intensity or importance lend themselves more easily to an exploitation of trust or power. In The Betrayal Bond, Dr. Carnes presents an in-depth study of these relationships; why they form, who is most susceptible, and how they become so powerful. Dr. Carnes also gives a clear explanation of the bond that compels people to tolerate the intolerable, and for the first time, maps out the brain connection that makes being with hurtful people comparable to 'a drug of choice.' Most importantly, Carnes provides practical steps to identify compulsive attachment patterns and ultimately to change or end them for good."--