Our orphan wombats normally start bonding with our older wombats whilst they are very small but Anne hasn't. Instead she has separation anxiety and wants me to hold her all the time. She spends all night cuddling me and I spend all day carrying her around whilst I do my chores. Anne suffered quite a traumatic accident which saw her and her Mum left alive in the middle of a road for an entire night and day. They were both frozen when rescued and despite our best efforts, we lost her Mumma but wer

This is the neuroscience of how you become #traumabonded. Trauma bonding is a cyclic neurological process where one becomes addicted to the emotional roller coaster in a relationship. It starts with a 'honeymoon phase,' filled with love and trust, progressing to criticism, manipulation, and loss of self-esteem due to constant devaluation. Brain chemicals like oxytocin, serotonin, dopamine, cortisol, and epinephrine play crucial roles in this cycle, making one feel emotionally tethered, akin to a