Robyn Lipkowitz
Betrayal Trauma Specialist

Partner betrayal is a relational trauma that is experienced when there is a rupture of trust from. your spouse or partner due to lying, gaslighting, compulsive use of pornography, acting sexually outside or your relationship, lack of intimacy.  The symptoms associated with betrayal trauma look almost like those from PTSD.   From the moment of "discovery" life forever changes. Discovering that your partner has a sex addiction can have devastating effects that impact emotional, psychological and physical well-being.  You may feel like your life has been shattered into a million pieces, that you are losing your mind, your reality seems altered: what was real?  You may be engaging in "safety seeking" behaviors such as snooping, tracking, reading emails and texts, looking at phone records. Please know this is a normal response to an abnormal situation. This is your attempt to understand your reality and find some sense of safety.  Although it may not seem like it at this moment healing is possible.  Trust can be rebuilt. 

 

Common Symptoms

                       

Anger

Depression

Raging

Anxiety

Fearfulness

Insomnia

Suspiciousness

Knots in your stomach

 Racing heart

Foggy mind

Crying and sadness