One crucial issue links domestic abuse, child abuse, sexual harassment and exploitation, cult membership, kidnapping and addiction: In a savage psychic twist, what hurts most often becomes compulsive. Victims bond with their perpetrators to the stunning point that they will die rather than leave or escape. This book will create a new wave of understanding about sexuality and the dynamics in intimate sexual relationships. While traumatic bonding has long been recognized by the therapeutic community, Carnes breakthrough book focuses on how betrayal intensifies trauma and illuminates the keys to escaping destructive relationships. Blending the latest breakthroughs in both trauma and addiction work, this offers hope and healing.