How To Recover From Betrayal

Struggling with rumination after a betrayal? CBT didn't work? Discover a different approach: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Learn 4 powerful techniques to break free from obsessive thoughts, heal from betrayal trauma, and reclaim your peace of mind.

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[antonydrossos]

It’s bloody hard to really trust people anymore

[briechilli]

Betrayal- the gift which keeps on giving ! It should be a crime.

[Nutcrackeregg]

I lost my job because my former coworker spread lies about me to my supervisors behind my back, and everything has been a struggle. I'm tired of trusting people.

[peculiarlittleman]

In "The Inferno" by Dante, the lowest level of Hell is occupied by people who betray. It's a pleasant thought, in a dark sort of way. Always got to be careful not to become what you hate.

[purgatorysystem]

I've had three big betrayals with peers in my adolescence, I'm 25 now and in therapy over this. I thought I had lost my sanity in my youth.

[sravya]

My parents!!! Good thing I saw this video in my 30s. I have rest of my life, I will heal and love myself

[EB-gtpq]

I’m sick of helping and doing favors for people that never help me in return.

[quackman]

Betrayal sucks mentally... especially when it results in major physical/medical/financial trouble

[williamramos]

The worst is when your father or mother do not defend you. That can break anyone. Just letting people be aware how damaging that can be. I am done with society as a whole. I heard someone say that this construct is a huge mind game. It really is.

[ghostface_]

Man I was stabbed in the back by a "friend" a little over a year ago and that DARVO breakdown was spot on, that is EXACTLY what she tried to do lol

[RosalindCosta-vjzq]

This 'Betrayal Rumination' topic immediately brought my mother to mind. Man, how she betrayed (and belittled) me, throughout my childhood, adolescence, but sadly, also well into my fifties. She about destroyed me, and I feel certain had an extremely detrimental effect on my mental health, with her covert (and not so covert) narcissism. After an adulthood scattered with a variety of psychiatric disorders, I have finally wound up with a diagnosis of Schizoaffective Disorder, and at the age of 60, I am finally figuring out the main source of my emotional distress - after decades of therapy.

[n.b.johanson]

Finally, there's a name for the pain caused by my family
when my mother convinced them to shun me because
I didn't want to be controlled by her or the religion she chose for her children.

[liambraithewaite]

In other words, recovering from being gaslighted

[juliettespain]

Narcissist find their victims quite easily. These perpetrators have antennas. Narcissist parent- emotional abuse ( betrayal). Truly sucks!

[ovwryur]

Seriously?! I'm completely clear on who betrayed me and just how significantly it affected my life. They will never feel remorse or try to make even a small gesture to make amends. The anger is not abating. I became bitter. I have no shame. They should feel shame. They wronged me, and they will die thinking there's nothing to even apologise for. I do know my values and goals, but the anger keeps returning. They will never pay their debt for perpetrating evil.

[erict]

This is exactly what I went through with my former business partners. The vicious lies that they told about me in order to have me fired really hurts! And the one that created all the lies was my step sister who was one of my business

[douglasmotta]

I was betrayed more than once and it left a void within me. I don't trust anyone anymore, not even myself to some extent. Nowadays, I only take people serious enough once they have proved their claim, whatever they may be. If they fail to prove that their claim is true, I start to despise them, and go on with my life, or, with what's left of it anyway.
Only God is deserving of trust.

[timexgirl]

I have been betrayed by many people in my life. Especially because it was in and outside the home. I had nowhere to escape, and no one to talk to. It took nearly two decades to learn to trust people again.

[jg]

I've been betrayed by two people just in few months. one of them was my partner, the other my best friend and they both hurt me in the past and the pain still stays. I now have a partner who's always there for me and reassures me that I'm okay and that I was the victim, even my friends admit that. however, my mind can be tricky and play games with me, especially because of the darvo (which shocked me with how accurately did it match both the situations). I'm honestly glad that I've found this video, thank you for spreading awareness about this and helping people see deeper into their problems even without having to pay for a therapy session❤

[erict]

Thank you doctor for breaking this type of betrayal down I've never heard of such therapy. That betrayal hurt so bad that I had to go into therapy. I will be seeking out the acceptance therapy to help me even more!!! Every detail you described in this video is what I have been going through!!!!