This is a very interesting and very informative article I came across and of course had to share here, maybe it will help someone on the way to healing and understanding.
http://www.healing-arts.org/healing_trauma_therapy/traumabonding-traumaticbonds.htm
INDEX FOR THIS ARTICLE:
* Prelude to this Article: What is Traumatic Incident Reduction(TIR)?
* Understanding and Treating Traumatic Bonds: Abstract
* Abuse and Traumatic Bonds
* The Stockholm Syndrome and Trauma Bonds
* Betrayal Bonds
* Why Trauma Bonds Form
* Object Relations Theory, Ambivalent Attachment, Self-Psychology and Trauma Bonding
* The Repetition Compulsion
* Trauma Bonding and the Psychobiology of Trauma
* Definition and Components of a Trauma Bond
* Case Studies
* Conclusion
* Treatment Approach for Trauma Bonds
o Therapeutic Protocol
o Procedural Mode
o Causal Direction
o Rationale and Intent
o Preliminaries
o Treatment Steps
* References