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Trauma bonding after a breakup
Alex Wirthl · Somatic therapist · Portugal · 18 October 2026 · 6 minutes

A trauma bond means the body seeks out the person who made it restless. Not because it was good. Because it was familiar.
After a breakup there's often a pull. A message. A look at her profile. Then shame.
We don't work on forgetting her. We work on your body being with you again.
This is something for one-to-one work. If you want to read first, the text stays here. If you want to talk: conversation.