Association for NPD/Psychopathy Survivor Treatment, Research & Education

Narcissistic/Psychopathic Abuse: How Trauma Bonds and Cognitive Dissonance are Related.

Narcissistic and psychopathic abuse has long been associated with what is called ‘trauma bonds’ and also the condition that develops called, ‘cognitive dissonance.’ Why are these created and how are they connected? Sandra L. Brown, MA’s book Women Who Love Psychopaths is the seminal book that launched the ‘narcissistic and psychopathic abuse’ field. In this […]