Energetic Signs You’re Experiencing a Trauma Bond

Mar 12

From an energy healing perspective, a trauma bond isn’t just an emotional or psychological attachment—it’s an energetic entanglement that keeps you stuck in cycles of pain, longing, and, most of all, confusion.

Here are some energetic signs that you may be in a trauma bond. These patterns are things I’ve seen over the years as an energy healing practitioner:

1. Feeling Drained or Depleted After Interacting with Them

You feel exhausted, heavy, or foggy after spending time with them—or even just thinking about them. It’s like they’re pulling energy from you, and no matter how much you try to recharge, something always feels “off.”

2. Energetic “Hooks” in Your Body

You feel a tightness in your chest or solar plexus, especially when you think about them. It may feel like a cord tethering you to them energetically.

You might even experience phantom touches or sensations, as if their energy is still lingering in your field long after they’re gone.

3. Intrusive Thoughts and Emotional Whiplash

Their energy invades your mind at random times, making it hard to focus or feel present.

You may cycle between intense longing and deep resentment, as if their energy is still influencing your emotions.

Even when you try to move on, their presence lingers in your energy field, almost like an imprint that won’t release.

4. A Constant “Pull” Back to Them

You feel magnetized toward them, even when your logical mind knows they’re unhealthy for you.

It’s like an energetic addiction—your nervous system craves the high of connection and crashes in the absence of their energy.

5. Unexplainable Physical Symptoms

You may experience:

Headaches, nausea, or stomach pains after engaging with them or being reminded of them.
Sleep disturbances—waking up in the middle of the night thinking about them, vivid dreams, or feeling energetically attacked in your sleep.

Your body absorbs energy on a deep level, and when a trauma bond is present, it manifests physically.

6. A Sense of Losing Your Own Energy or Identity

You don’t feel fully “yourself”—like your energy is mixed with theirs or your own thoughts/emotions feel distorted.

You may struggle to make clear decisions or feel like your personal power has been taken away.

There’s a sense that their energy is always in your field, even when you’re apart.

7. Psychic or Intuitive “Ties” That Won’t Go Away

You feel psychic pressure, like they’re thinking about you or trying to pull you back in.

You may receive telepathic messages, dreams, or sensations of their presence, even when there’s no contact.

Your intuition keeps giving you mixed messages—one part of you knows you need to let go, but another part feels like you have to stay connected.