Articles on betrayal trauma, sex addiction, and recovery
Plain-language articles by our therapists and coaches on betrayal trauma, sex and pornography addiction, intimacy anorexia, disclosure, and trauma healing.
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- What should I do in the first days after discovering betrayal?Dealing with Discovery Trauma After Infidelity
- What is betrayal trauma, and why do I feel triggered?Betrayal Trauma: Understanding Your Trauma Triggers
- What is a therapeutic disclosure, and who guides it?The Rise of Recovery Disclosure Guides
- Can trust be rebuilt after sexual betrayal?Partners of Sex Addicts: Rebuilding Trust
- How can I help my partner heal from what I did?Tell Me Again – Helping Your Partner Heal From Betrayal
- What is intimacy anorexia?Is Intimacy Anorexia the Hidden Sniper in Your Marriage?
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- Intimacy Anorexia
- Sex Addiction
Starved for Love: Intimacy Deprivation Explained
Many partners describe feeling married but alone. Sexual withholding, objectification, and emotional sabotage starve a relationship of intimacy in recovery.
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- Betrayal Trauma
- Sex Addiction
Surviving Betrayal Abandonment
Many partners describe discovery as an emotional earthquake. Abandonment can feel physical, like a death, but you can survive and learn to live again.
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- Betrayal Trauma
- Sex Addiction
Tell Me Again – Helping Your Partner Heal From Betrayal
Betrayed partners often need to talk about the betrayal again and again. Learn why, how to recognize her triggers, and how listening helps her heal.
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- Intimacy Anorexia
The Blame Game: How Intimacy Anorexics Dodge Accountability
Blame shifts responsibility and avoids relationship problems. Deflection makes you the problem, creating distance while avoiding intimacy and accountability.
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- Betrayal Trauma
- Trauma Healing
The Hidden Influences that Fuel Relational Unhappiness
Implicit memories from family of origin shape present relationships. Understand how subconscious patterns fuel repeating conflicts and betrayal wounds.
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- Betrayal Trauma
- Sex Addiction
The Power of Naming Your Pain: Moving from Silence to Voice
Break the silence of betrayal trauma. Find your voice, share your story, and connect with survivors who understand your healing journey.
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- Disclosure
- Sex Addiction
- Betrayal Trauma
The Rise of Recovery Disclosure Guides
Certified Recovery Disclosure Guides use the Restoring Truth Model to guide sexual betrayal disclosures by video, aiming for a faster, more affordable process.
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- Trauma Healing
The Serenity Room: Freedom of Recovery
Emma Lazarus poem inspires recovery vision. Mother of Exiles welcomes the tempest-tost. Recovery offers freedom from betrayal's imprisonment.
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- Intimacy Anorexia
Too Busy for Intimacy? The Love-Avoidant Shield
Being too busy is an intimacy anorexia tactic. Your spouse uses chronic busyness to avoid emotional connection and maintain relationship distance.
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- Betrayal Trauma
- Sex Addiction
Understanding Betrayal Trauma, Trauma Triggers
Betrayal trauma triggers activate your brain's emergency override system. Learn to recognize external and internal triggers causing your emotional rollercoaster.
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- Betrayal Trauma
- Trauma Healing
- Sex Addiction
Understanding Infidelity-Induced Trauma
Discovery creates life-altering trauma. Partners experience anxiety, intrusive thoughts, emotional flooding, and shattered sense of safety after betrayal.
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- Sex Addiction
- Betrayal Trauma
Understanding the Discovery of My Own Sex Addiction
When sex addiction is discovered, both partners face intense distress. Many partners have PTSD-like trauma symptoms, while addicts face shame, relief, and hope.
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