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Betrayal trauma occurs when you’ve experienced (or are still experiencing) your husband’s emotional and psychological abuse. If you recently found out your husband has been lying to you, using pornography, or other infidelity, here’s what you need to know.
If you relate and need support? Learn about Betrayal Trauma Recovery Group Support Sessions.
What Is Betrayal Trauma?
Betrayal Trauma is caused by your husband’s chronic and systematic betrayal. This betrayal includes infidelity in the form of affairs, hook ups, secret pornography use, etc, and is covered up or justified by emotional, psychological, spiritual, sexual, and financial abuse.
To discover if you’re experiencing any of the 19 types of emotional abuse, take this FREE emotional abuse quiz.
Am I Overreacting Or Am I Traumatized?
If you’re second-guessing whether you have betrayal trauma, look at the list of symptoms below. Keep in mind that not every victim will experience every symptom. And please remember – it’s normal to be deeply affected by your husband’s betrayal. You’re not crazy or overreacting.
26 Symptoms Of Betrayal Trauma
- Feeling helpless
- Hopelessness
- Sleeplessness
- Restlessness / Over achieving
- Anger / Rage
- Fear
- Forgetfulness
- Difficulty concentrating or focusing
- Hyper-vigilance
- Sensitivity
- Anxiety
- Nightmares
- Flashbacks / Intrusive images / Reliving Conversations or events
- Immobility / Agoraphobia
- Withdrawing
- Avoidance
- Mood swings
- Panic attacks
- Depression
- Confusion
- Dissociation
- Inability to eat
- Overeating
- Chronic fatigue
- Immune/endocrine system problems
- Tight and sore muscles
I Have Betrayal Trauma – What Next?
First and foremost, please offer yourself radical compassion. As you come to accept that you’re experiencing Betrayal Trauma. At BTR, we encourage victims to focus on their own emotional safety and wellness as the first priority.
To do that you need to learn more about what’s been happening to you. Listen to The FREE Betrayal Trauma Recovery Podcast. For more information about what’s really going on and how to find peace.
Choose To Focus On Your Emotional Safety & Wellness
You didn’t cause your husband to betray you. But now that you know, you will need support. Please know that you are NOT alone. At BTR.ORG, we know the seemingly endless and daunting devastation of betrayal trau