Excessive affection from a new partner may be exciting at first, but the behaviour can have consequences. Here's how it affects you.
Alexa K., a 29-year-old woman working in the cannabis industry, was in an abusive relationship that lasted around a year.“My partner began love-bombing me even before we became an official couple,” she said, noting that it made her feel closer to him emotionally as it continued.
While love bombing tends to elicit feelings of happiness and intimacy, it’s not all sunshine and roses . Bastardo said that the person being love-bombed may be flooded with feelings of discomfort, anxiety and guilt if they do not reciprocate excessive romantic gestures.
According to Hafeez, this type of emotional abuse may trigger physical symptoms associated with anxiety and stress, such as “insomnia, appetitive loss and an inability to think clearly.” It’s important to note that being love-bombed — just like experiencing any form of emotional abuse or intimate partner violence — can have a lasting impact on a person’s mental or physical health. Research has shown that manyby the National Domestic Violence Hotline revealed thatin 2020 alone.“In my history of working with survivors, many would say: ‘The bruises healed, the cuts healed but I can still replay my partner’s voice in my head.
Of course, not every situation in which a partner showers you with affection and gifts is a case of love bombing.
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