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“I think I’m losing my mind, I keep thinking about Lee’s affair and what he did. I’m flooded with a thousand questions about why he cheated and what they did together. I can’t turn it off.” Samantha shared her frustration in one of our infidelity counseling sessions. The spiral of
Merriam-Webster defines betrayal as being “treacherously abandoned, deserted, or mistreated.” While there are different kinds of betrayals that lead to different emotional outcomes, often the betrayed is left in an overwhelming state of emotional distress due to the actions of a loved one. Disorienting shock waves can continue long after
This article is a companion to “Why My Affair Recovery Has Stalled,” where we looked at a very common stumbling block couples healing from infidelity face after some time has passed: signals of impatience from the partner who was unfaithful. Specifically, impatience for the betrayed partner to put the affair
Many couples dealing with infidelity tell themselves that the hardest part of recovery is the period immediately following the discovery of the affair. While it’s true that the shock may be the worst the betrayed partner has ever felt — it can truly feel like everything you’ve counted on has
If you are reading this article, you might be dealing firsthand with the painful aftershocks of an affair — a psychological, emotional and relational disruption that can quickly turn your life inside-out. Learning that your partner has been unfaithful is traumatic; the deeply held assumptions and beliefs you’ve had about