If you’re looking for more specifics, here’s what a love bomber might say, says Jackson: “It demonstrates a lack of boundaries,” Dr. Other narcissistic cult leaders like Jim Jones and David Koresh used a similar method of excessive positive reinforcement in order to manufacture feelings of intense unity and loyalty. Members of the Unification Church of the United States (a notorious cult better known as the Moonies) love bombed new recruits to encourage them to join their fellowship. It’s a behavior that actually started among famous cult leaders. While experts note it can be associated with personality disorders, love bombing wasn’t first coined by psychologists. Then when they feel like they really got the person and they feel secure in the relationship, the narcissist typically switches and becomes very difficult, abusive, or manipulative.” She adds that the same person who was just super idealizing of their partner will switch to devaluing them. “It’s about really getting the other person. “Love bombing is largely an unconscious behavior,” Kaplan explains. Here’s What GGG Really Means on Dating Apps.
