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im tired of ppl misusing these terms so:
codependent does not mean two people who have a strong attachment and are very clingy towards one another
codependent means a specific type of unhealthy relationship where one person engages in unhealthy/self-destructive behaviours and the other person becomes their caretaker whilst enabling them, out of a need to feel needed
trauma bonding does not mean two people find common ground because they've both been through similar traumatic events and grow close because they understand each other's experiences
trauma bonding means bonding to your abuser as a survival strategy or due to manipulation. (similar to the concept of stockholm syndrome)