Tag: betrayal trauma
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If you’re questioning whether what you’re experiencing is abuse, this article will help you understand the connection between sexual betrayal and emotional abuse, plus give you practical steps to get to safety. Living in an Intentionally Manipulated Reality Three years ago, when my husband told me he was a sex addict, I didn’t just discover…
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I want to share something that’s rarely discussed in betrayal trauma recovery: the devastating impact on our body image and self-worth. After discovering my husband’s 21-year addiction, I found myself in the darkest body image crisis of my life. If you’ve ever felt like your body suddenly wasn’t “enough” after betrayal, this post is for…
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When Beth discovered her husband’s affair, she felt something she’d never experienced before: pure, white-hot rage. “I wanted to throw things, scream, and honestly, I wanted to hurt him the way he’d hurt me,” she admits. “But family, friends (even my pastor) kept telling me to calm down, to forgive, to move on. I felt…
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I’m writing this because this is a topic that needs to be talked about more in the field of betrayal trauma due to sex and porn addiction. As part of their recovery, the betraying partner should always be trying to exhibit rigorous honesty with himself, with his partner, with his family, as well as with…
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The ringing of sleigh bells doesn’t always signal holiday cheer for everyone. Holidays can be emotionally draining and retraumatizing for women who have been betrayed by their intimate partner. The pain can cut even more deeply if they have discovered that their partner is a sex and porn addict. If this sounds like you, I…
