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The Hook: The Perfect Beginning We’ve all seen the movies where the protagonist is swept off their feet. The flowers, the constant texting, the grand declarations of love within the first week. It feels like a fairy tale. But in the world of psychology, sometimes a fairy tale is actually a carefull…

The Hook: The Perfect Beginning We’ve all seen the movies where the protagonist is swept off their feet. The flowers, the constant texting, the grand declarations of love within the first week. It feels like a fairy tale. But in the world of psychology, sometimes a fairy tale is actually a carefully constructed trap. Today, we’re talking about two of the most misunderstood and dangerous tools in the emotional toolkit: Love Bombing and Gaslighting. Separately, they’re exhausting. Together? They’r