Love bombing

While used for positive and negative purposes, love bombing is identified as a possible part of a cycle of abuse.

Love bombing is an attempt to influence a person by demonstrations of attention and affection. It can be used in different ways and for either positive or negative purposes.[1] Psychologists have identified love bombing as a possible part of a cycle of abuse and have warned against it. It has also been described as psychological manipulation in order to create a feeling of unity within a group against a society perceived as hostile.[2] In 2011, clinical psychologist Oliver James advocated love bombing in his book Love Bombing: Reset Your Child's Emotional Thermostat, as a means for parents to rectify emotional problems in their children.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Richardson2004 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Tourish, Dennis; Wohlforth, Tim (2000). On the Edge: Political Cults Right and Left. Armonk, New York: M.E. Sharpe. p. 19. ISBN 978-0765606396.
  3. ^ James, Oliver (September 21, 2012). "All you need is love bombing". The Guardian.

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