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What ‘trauma bonding’ really means
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When it is used as a psychological term, trauma bonding refers to a victim’s strong emotional attachment towards his or her abuser.
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Christina Caron
NEW YORK – As a young girl, Ms Lilli Correll both loved and feared her mother.
In good times, she felt special – her mother affectionately called her Monkey, and they often laughed together. “I was her favourite child,” said Ms Correll, now 55 and living in Austin, Texas.
