Trauma Bonds or Bonded by Trauma .
ok this is a massive one for me to open up about but I came out of a 5 year relationship in August of last year after 6 years of being single after coming out of another shit relationship / connection. I am missing my current ex today but I am trying to figure out what it is I miss . Do I miss the familarity, am I missing the family dynamic do I miss the reflection of myself in them . I miss connection to another human I miss being held close , hugged , making dinner together , the days out , the nights spent watching mindless Netflix and to be honest I miss the ex , the dog , the kids , the life I had . My ex had accute bipolar disorder and this was a massive issue . I want to reconnect but it feels dangerous to do so now . So trying to figure out am I in love , is it limerance, is it a Trauma bond or am I just insane for thinking another human loves me but treated me so bad at times . Just feel stuck and lost . Part of me wants to reconnect and the other part says hold back . Just sad and messed up from it 😪