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Toxic love: A stubborn heart, a brain on vacation

Toxic love: A stubborn heart, a brain on vacation (Photo: iStock)

People often get stuck in toxic relationships, and while it may seem baffling to outsiders, there's a whole buffet of reasons why someone might choose to stay; where the heart is a little too stubborn and the brain is on vacation.

The rollercoaster of intermittent reinforcement

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