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“Children with borderline mothers adjust to the chaos of their lives by learning to expect the unexpected. They associate love with fear and kindness with danger.”

Book:Understanding the Borderline Mother

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“[...] She was scarcely more than a child, but she listened with side eyes and open mouth of wonder when wh was spoken to; she was quick, too, in her way; she wasn't a fool [...] She said she would go with him for nothing [...] In a way she was better than Nanette because she told Julius he was the most wonderful person in the world. She made him feel important; she was willing and eager to please.”

Elsa Trauma Bonding Misoginy

Book:Julius

Source: Julius

“The cycle of trauma bonding with a narcissist or psychopath is biochemically addictive due to the brutal highs and lows and the unpredictable nature of the chaotic relationship. When pleasurable moments are few and far in between incidents of cruelty, this hot and cold behavior is known in behavioral psychology as intermittent reinforcement. The rare reward of kindness, affection, and validation is unpredictable causing dopamine to flow more readily in the brain than predictably stable relationships. This toxic love creates an addiction to the dopamine rush that has little to do with the merits of the person or the quality of the relationship. Research reveals that the brains of people reeling from tumultuous romantic relationships and heartbreak tend to show heightened activity in the same reward and craving related regions of the brain as in the brains of those addicted to cocaine and other drugs. This "withdrawal" effect is potent in romantic adversity and is part of the reason so many struggle to leave and heal from toxic relationships.”

Love Addiction Trauma Bonding Dopamine Rush Intermittent Reinforcement

Book:Breaking Trauma Bonds with Narcissists and Psychopaths: Stop the Cycle of Manipulation, Exploitation, and Abuse in Your Romantic Relationships

Source: Breaking Trauma Bonds with Narcissists and Psychopaths: Stop the Cycle of Manipulation, Exploitation, and Abuse in Your Romantic Relationships

“I am inside her head, but I am utterly incapable of being in her life. We are best friends in the gutter and total strangers in the light.”

Alienation Trauma Bonding Modern Romance Secret History Destructive Passion Liminal Romance Shadow Intimacy Compartmentalized Love Emotional Exile The Gutter And The Light

Book:Notes From Exile: The "Manual for the Broken”

Source: Notes From Exile: The "Manual for the Broken”

“Don’t believe the noise. Those mean, petty, hateful voices will never be the majority. They only seem loud and pervasive, because they have the idle time to broadcast their negativity. The rest of us are too busy with real efforts to make the world a better place.”

Noise Propaganda Bigotry Negative People Haters Mean People Hate Speech Pettiness Lightworkers Fear Mongering

Author:Anthon St. Maarten

“For any reputable person or organization to be successful, that person's or organization's actions must be based on solid information, not conspiracy theories, not hearsay, not rumors, and certainly not fear mongering.”

Success Information Conspiracy Theories Hearsay Fear Mongering

Author:Mike Klepper

“Smear extremist labels around like ketchup and your country will soon witness bloodshed.”

Propaganda Extremist Slander Bloodshed Libel Ketchup Divisiveness Fear Mongering Civil Unrest Catsup