Love-Bombing or Real-Life Fairy Tale?

Love-Bombing or Real-Life Fairy Tale?
The keys to understanding how love-bombing differs from a healthy, romantic courtship.
Alexandria Roswick
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Published inFearless She Wrote
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9 min read·
Sep 9, 2021
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Photo by Danie Franco on UnsplashFor decades, psychiatrists and psychologists have studied the manipulative tools used by narcissists, sociopaths, and psychopaths. The concept of “Love-Bombing” is one of these tools and is defined by these professionals as a form of psychological…
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Written by Alexandria Roswick
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Top Writer in Feminism. Blogger for Say It Loud Space (UK). Trauma, relationships, and analysis of media and culture. https://linktr.ee/alexandriaroswick
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