How to Prevent Love Bombing?

Love bombing is a form of emotional abuse. This type of attention from your dating partner can be harmful and make you feel unsafe. Yet, love bombing still occurs in new relationships or before the relationship begins. First, love bombing begins with lots of compliments, and gifts, and all the attention is on you. Second love bombing makes anyone feel uncomfortable. 

Not all relationships go through love bombing. However, having an avoidant, anxious, or insecure attachment style can make anyone vulnerable to love bombing in their relationships. This form of attention is harmful because it makes them have control over you. It makes anyone nervous and panic when it occurs in the relationship. Also, love bombing can be obsessive, possessive, and compulsive. Love bombing can be prevented.

To prevent love bombing, you must have effective communication about setting your boundaries. If you must walk away from the relationship, let them know why the relationship is not working for you. Love bombing needs to stop because it can lead to gaslighting, ghosting, and obsession. However, knowing the warning signs of love bombing can prevent you from having this occur in your relationship. Love bombing is done frequently in the relationship, and you need to stay alert regarding the forms of manipulation that are done.

Too much attention makes anyone irritated. Also, it does not give them personal space between their work life, home life, and their relationships. Receiving gifts too early in the relationship is not good. The gifts are usually expensive and are done to lure you to them. Here is a list of things that occur during love bombing in a relationship.

1. Everyday communication can be every minute, every hour, and at night.
2. Too many compliments about your looks, your clothing style, and your physical traits.
3. They get angry with you when you do not pick up the telephone or answer their text messages.
4. They can be possessive with you and ask you questions about who you are with and what you are doing.
5. They can pressure you about moving the relationship to the next level.
6. They make you feel guilty if you say “no” to everything.
7. Everything feels like a rush and there is no time for you to think about what you want in the relationship.
8. They can separate you from your family, friends, and everyone else due to jealousy or possessiveness.
9. They want to make all the decisions without your opinions.
10. They get angry if you are not wearing their gifts which are usually something you may not ordinarily wear daily.

Love bombing involves a lot of control tactics to get the person to fall in love with them. However, this is not what love is all about. Instead, love bombing makes anyone forget about themselves and be controlled by their partner. Constantly being in contact with them, isolating yourself, and muting your voice is not a healthy relationship. Most of all, one must have the choice to make decisions and share ideas with your partner with honesty, trust, and without feeling guilty.

To prevent a love bombing from occurring, one must be attentive, alert, and listen carefully to the person who is with you on your date night. If love bombing happens, do not be afraid in not contacting them. Seek professional therapy and practice self-love. Practice self-worth, self-care, and self-acceptance for your self-awareness. This makes you understand yourself and observe more about what you want in a relationship.

One must always end an emotionally abusive relationship to prevent it from getting worse. Connect with your friends, family members, and people you trust. Do not be forced into a love-bombing relationship or any relationship where you feel uncomfortable. Always practice self-respect, and self-discipline, and do not forget your self-worth. Here are websites with more information about this form of emotional abuse. 

Love Bombing:

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a26988344/love-bombing-signs-definition/

Love Bombing Can Happen Intentionally:

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/love-bombing/#:~:text=Love bombing can happen intentionally,and dependence on other people.

Effective Strategies on How to Stop Love Bombing:

Effective Strategies: How to Stop Love Bombing (lovediscovery.org)

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