Why You Keep Attracting Emotionally Unavailable Partners (Even When You Know Better) attachment theory emotional unavailability healing after abuse relationship patterns relationship psychology self-awareness toxic relationships trauma recovery Oct 23, 2025

Here's why your brain confuses emotional distance with chemistry — and how to finally change the pattern.

You promise yourself never again.

No more chasing mixed signals.
No more decoding cryptic texts or convincing yourself that “maybe they’re just busy.”

And yet… here you are again — overthinkin...

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Your Nervous System Isn’t Dramatic — It’s Traumatised anxiety after abuse emotional abuse nervous system healing relationship recovery self regulation trauma recovery trauma-informed healing Oct 09, 2025

You flinch when someone raises their voice.
You tense when your phone lights up.
You apologise - again - for “overreacting.”

And yet, deep down, you know you’re not trying to make a scene. You just feel it - the tight chest, the racing heart, the split-second panic that doesn’t seem to match what’s...

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Why Toxic Relationships Make You Doubt Your Memory – And How to Trust Yourself Again emotional abuse gaslighting self-trust toxic relationships trauma recovery Aug 11, 2025

 “I swear you said that.”

“No, I didn’t. You’re imagining things.”

It’s a conversation you’ve had before — and it leaves you rattled.
You know you remember it. You can hear their voice saying the words.
But when they deny it with such certainty… a crack of doubt sneaks in.

Maybe I did get it wron...

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