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Why trauma makes unhealthy relationships feel familiar

I keep dating people who remind me of my emotionally abusive father and I know this is unhealthy but the familiarity feels like home.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The nervous system often mistakes familiar pain for safety, drawing us toward what we know rather than what we need.

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