How do you recover from a cheating spouse?
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How do you recover from a cheating spouse?
Practical, Science-Based Steps to Heal from an AffairSeek couples therapy, not just individual counseling. Realize that the “truth” rarely comes out all at once. The problems in the relationship did not cause the affair but are important to change. Give structure to communication about the affair. Realize the need for trust travels in both directions.
What does betrayal do to a person?
The most common forms of betrayal are harmful disclosures of confidential information, disloyalty, infidelity, dishonesty. They can be traumatic and cause considerable distress. The effects of betrayal include shock, loss and grief, morbid pre-occupation, damaged self-esteem, self-doubting, anger.
What does Betrayal Trauma feel like?
Betrayal trauma makes you feel like you are losing your mind. It puts you on an emotional rack and pulls you in opposite directions until you are begging for mercy. It yanks your sense of security out from under you and puts you in a state of emotional free fall.