The phrase has been used online to describe connections built through shared suffering, but experts say that’s all wrong.

The term is everywhere on ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’—but it refers to a very real, specific pattern.

There is one relationship pattern I've seen time and again: women who are otherwise strong and successful trying and failing, repeatedly, to let go of a relationship they know they don't want. When I ...

Trauma bonding is a unique (and hella toxic) bond between an abuser and an abused person. It’s a common, but really bad coping mechanism that occurs when a person experiences serious trauma. This ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I was on the phone with my "best friend" for two hours last week, and when I hung up, I felt worse than when I called. Not better.

Source: Leigh W. Jerome Ph.D. Trauma bonding is a type of attachment rooted in abuse. It is a well-documented psychological phenomenon where an abused person forms a powerful emotional connection to ...