Fantasy Bonds and Limerence: How Complex Trauma Confuses Love | Understanding Trauma - Part 34
Tim Fletcher
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Tim Fletcher is a pioneer in the Addictions and Complex Trauma field. After 30+ years of helping others as a pastor, his own trauma recovery and work in addictions treatment led him to recognize how deeply Complex Trauma intersects with addiction, mental health, behavior, and coping. Tim founded the RE/ACT program and later Tim Fletcher Co. His work has since shaped our LIFT Program, ALIGN Courses, COMPASS Program, and more. We're a team who’ve faced Complex Trauma ourselves and are committed to supporting others in their recovery. Through Tim’s free videos, our courses, community support, and our intensive programs, we’re helping change the landscape of Complex Trauma recovery. If you’re wondering where to begin, we invite you to start with Tim’s videos here on YouTube. If you need more guidance, reach out to us — you don’t have to do this alone.
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All of us are driven to attach. But if a child doesn't experience secure attachment with their caregivers, one of the things some of them do is develop fantasy bonds. In their fantasy, they believe they are really close; when in reality, they aren't. ▶ Join our most popular Complex Trauma Recovery Program: https://bit.ly/LIFTProgram Do YOU have complex trauma? Take the quiz HERE: https://bit.ly/CPTSD-Quizzes Join our Community! https://bit.ly/join-the-community-tf Unsure where to begin? Reach out to us HERE: https://bit.ly/ReachOut-TimFletcher Check out articles, resources, courses, and programs on our website: https://bit.ly/TimFletcherCo 🎧Watch or listen to the Time With Tim Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TimeWithTimPodcast?sub_confirmation=1 Your membership supports our mission to change the landscape of complex trauma recovery. Join our YouTube channel HERE: https://bit.ly/JoinTimFletcher Bite-sized and affordable complex trauma recovery. Explore EVERGREEN Courses HERE: https://bit.ly/evergreen-courses Understand the development of complex trauma in your life, discover how addictions are formed and find healthy ways to cope, or learn how to parent yourself and your child with complex trauma. Explore ALIGN Self-Study Courses HERE: https://bit.ly/ALIGNCourses Dig deep into the roots of your complex trauma and gain tools to heal & recover long-term. Explore the LIFT Online Learning Programs HERE: https://bit.ly/LIFTProgram #limerence #fantasybonds #parasocialrelationships #relationships #unhealthyrelationships #unhealthylove #complextrauma #mentalhealthrecovery #healingjourney #cptsd #childhoodtrauma --- Tim Fletcher is not a doctor or licensed therapist; he is a counsellor in Canada and has worked with people with Complex Trauma and Addiction for decades. Tim’s videos are for informational purposes only to provide understanding, learning, and awareness about complex trauma. No information published here can replace professional evaluation, diagnosis, or treatment.
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