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What’s the name for this?

4 replies

Corkapoo82 · 24/09/2022 20:23

Is there a name for when you have always been in toxic relationships with people who have narc traits and are used to the highs and the lows and then when you finally find a normal non toxic relationship you self sabotage it or find it boring etc, but really it’s cause of the prev toxic relationships? I’m sure I’ve read there is a name for this?

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Mumofnarnia · 24/09/2022 22:46

Research attachment styles. I have a fearful avoidant attachment style due to past trauma so I self sabotage and blow hot and cold

JamesBondOO7 · 24/09/2022 22:47

Bad luck.
Sorry, but be positive.

Geppili · 25/09/2022 02:57

Desensitisation, codependency, trauma bond and anxious attachment.

Dery · 25/09/2022 08:52

I wasn’t aware there was a name for it but Robin Norwood’s book Women Who Love Too Much addresses this and is brilliant. You may know it or you may not want to read a whole book about it but mentioning just in case it’s of interest.

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