Do You Need to Heal From Betrayal Trauma After An Emotional Affair?

What Are the Symptoms of Betrayal Trauma?

Betrayal trauma refers to the damage that follows a betrayal in your relationship. For example, an affair damages the trust, safety, and security within the bond you have with your partner. Emotional infidelity can be just as damaging. As a result, you can experience negative mental, physical, and emotional symptoms. (verywellmind.com)

Betrayal trauma can cause you to feel unsafe and insecure in a relationship. Likewise, as you try to process what happened, you may be feeling alone in your pain. Therefore, it may be helpful to know the signs of betrayal trauma. 

Symptoms include:

• isolation
• depression
• intense emotions such as anger and frustration
• hyper-vigilance
• feeling unlovable
• nightmares

Many who experience betrayal trauma experience the same symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. The good news is, healing is possible. As you learn how to cope with the trauma, you can find direction in your path forward. 

Why Am I Struggling to Get Over My Betrayal Trauma?

"Why can't I get over the emotional affair and move forward?" Often that's the question people are eager to find an answer too. As you try to convince your heart you're moving forward, you may feel like you're taking three steps back. (oprahmag.com)

Do you find yourself wondering how an emotional affair can feel as painful as a physical affair? The answer is because of the trauma of the betrayal. Many people with betrayal trauma have symptoms similar to post-traumatic stress disorder. As a result, as you gain an understanding of the essence of your trauma, you'll begin to see how normal your response is. 

Recognizing the betrayal as the emotional and life-changing event it is can help you begin to move forward. As you allow yourself to feel your emotions, you can start to work through the process of healing. 

At Sole Counseling, we can help you process your betrayal trauma. Through the healing process, you can regain emotional stability. Likewise, as you learn how to meet your emotional needs, you can find yourself again.

Sole Counseling also provides marriage counseling. We can help you and your partner fix your relationship. For example, we can help you set healthy emotional boundaries. As a result, couples can heal from betrayal trauma. We can help you too. Call us today.