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What if the most dangerous part of a toxic relationship isn’t the blowup—but the honeymoon after? We pull back the curtain on the system behind “toxic”: predictable cycles, subtle manipulation, and the powerful psychology that makes leaving feel impossible. With clear language and real-world examples, we trace how love bombing, devaluation, and gaslighting work together to create dependency, and why intermittent reinforcement—those brief bursts of tenderness after harm—cements a trauma bond that keeps you stuck.

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