Does betrayal cause anxiety?
Does betrayal cause anxiety?
Robert Weiss, MSW describes some of the anxiety symptoms that a betrayed partner may experiences including depression, mood shifts, extreme emotional reactions, tearfulness, rage, anger, anxiety, and low self-esteem. They may have difficulty sleeping, waking up, or have nightmares.
What are the consequences of betrayal?
The effects of betrayal include shock, loss and grief, morbid pre-occupation, damaged self-esteem, self-doubting, anger. Not infrequently they produce life-altering changes. The effects of a catastrophic betrayal are most relevant for anxiety disorders, and OC D and PTSD in particular.
Can betrayal be forgiven?
Too often, people who have been betrayed in relationships appear to forgive, when they are simply giving in. They can’t be bothered suffering anymore, and they’d rather go back to the way things were before. So they accept the apology offered by their lover, and agree to move on.
What do you call a person who betrays you?
A traitor says one thing but does another. If you promise a friend you’ll keep his secret, but instead you blab it to everyone, you’re a traitor. Traitor also applies to a person who betrays his country by committing treason: turning against his own government, perhaps by selling secret information.
