Why We Often Recommend Waiting to Start Couples Therapy After Discovering Sex Addiction
Discovering that your partner has been struggling with sex addiction, compulsive sexual behavior, or repeated sexual betrayal can turn your world upside down. You may feel devastated, angry, confused, or desperate to understand what has happened. You might find…
Why You Still Want Comfort From the Person Who Betrayed You
One of the most confusing and painful experiences following betrayal is wanting comfort from the very person who hurt you. You may feel devastated by what you’ve discovered about your partner’s infidelity, sex addiction, or compulsive sexual behavior. You might be…
Why Does Betrayal Trauma Hurt So Much? (Understanding the Impact on Your Nervous System and Attachment)
Discovering that someone you love and trust has betrayed you can be one of the most painful and destabilizing experiences of your life. Whether you’ve discovered infidelity, a partner’s pornography or sex addiction, or a pattern of secrecy and deception, the impact…