Relationships and trust

• Card 1

  Complex trauma often develops in the context of relationships, so it's common for its effects to show up most clearly in relationships too — even ones that are safe and caring in the present.

• Card 2

  People sometimes recognise

  • Longing for closeness, but pulling away once it's offered
  • Assuming people will eventually leave, hurt, or be disappointed
  • Difficulty trusting good treatment, or waiting for 'the catch'
  • Over-giving, over-explaining, or shrinking to keep the peace
  • Intense reactions to perceived rejection, even very small ones

  The Trauma Bonds, Attachment Styles and Trauma & Relationships modules explore these patterns in far more depth, if any of this resonates.

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