Break the Trauma Bond

A guided exercise to help you reclaim your own thinking after a toxic or abusive relationship.

 If you’ve ever asked yourself:

• “Why can’t I let go?”
• “Why do I still miss someone who hurt me?”
• “Why do I keep going back?”

You may be experiencing a trauma bond.

Trauma bonds form when cycles of fear and relief create powerful attachment in the nervous system.

They are not a sign of weakness.

They are a predictable biological response.

What This Tool Does

This guided prompt helps you:

• understand the trauma bond clearly
• separate truth from manipulation
• reclaim your own perception of reality
• loosen the emotional attachment

Who Created It

Created by Teresa Descilo, MSW, MCT
Trauma therapist and trauma recovery educator who has focused on trauma bonding since 1993, developed a clinical protocol that was used successfully in her agency in Miami for 22 years for thousands of people.