Episode Details

In marriage, many women feel off, meaning they feel like something is wrong, but they don’t know if what they’re sensing is real or just anxiety. Anne, Blythe, M.Ed, an expert in emotional and psychological abuse, sheds light on the murders of Angela Craig and Tausha Haight. And gives practical tips for how to listen to your gut and understand what it’s telling you.

If you relate and wonder if you’re emotionally abused, take our free emotional abuse quiz to determine if you’re experiencing any of the 19 types of emotional abuse.

What Does It Mean To Feel Off?

“Feel off” means you think something isn’t right, but you’re not sure what it is. Sometimes you might have an idea of what’s wrong, but if there’s no proof, it’s hard to know if what you’re feeling is correct. Too often, society conditions women to dismiss feelings of uneasiness, fear, and concern with dismissive phrases like:

• You’re holding on to the past.
• You need to forgive.
• You’re holding it over [your husband’s] head.
• You need to move on.
• You’re letting your anxiety get the better of you.
• You aren’t allowing the atonement/grace/Christ/healing to work.
• You’re imagining things.
• You’re crazy.

Instead Of Dismissing Your Sense That Something Is Off, Consider…

Rather than shunning, ignoring, minimizing, dismissing, or denying your triggers, consider inviting them in and sitting with the emotions, feelings, and thoughts that accompany them. The Betrayal Trauma Recovery Living Free Workshop gives women a step by step guide to learning how to use their senses to determine the truth. Wives never experience physical violence without first experiencing emotional and psychological abuse.

If you’re sensing that something is off in your marriage, you need support. Attend a Betrayal Trauma Recovery Group Session TODAY.

Transcript: Feel Off? When Your Gut Is Warning You

Anne: It’s just me today. In marriage, many women feel off; meaning, they feel like something’s wrong, but they don’t know i