Category: Anxiety
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Why Trauma Makes Boundaries So Hard

People who’ve experienced trauma often struggle with setting boundaries. It’s not about being weak—it’s about how trauma rewires the brain and body. This article explains why saying no, speaking up, or protecting your space can feel unsafe, confusing, or even impossible after trauma.
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Can You REALLY Stay With a Cheating Partner?

Here are four key questions that you can ask after betrayal to reveal hidden unhappiness in relationships. If you answer “no” to all of them, your relationship may be more disconnected than you realize. This article explores emotional safety, conflict style, curiosity, and accountability—core foundations of love that you will need to rebuild a relationship…
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Why Betrayal Trauma Can Make Self-Expression Feel Unsafe

After betrayal trauma, expressing yourself can feel risky, awkward or even unbearable. Talking about emotions or asking for help might trigger fear, shame, or the urge to shut down. This article explains why opening up feels so unsafe—and how that response often starts long before the betrayal itself.
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How I Healed from Relationship Trauma

Healing from trauma doesn’t have to take years-because trauma isn’t just a logical problem, it’s stored at the subconscious level with an emotional wrapper. Traditional therapy often relies on insights and understanding, but that doesn’t resolve the emotional charge keeping trauma in place. I learned this firsthand when discovering my ex was cheating; despite logically…
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Why Betrayal Trauma Can Lead to Weight Gain

Often weight gain after betrayal isn’t about food, exercise, or willpower. It’s a trauma response. Your body may be trying to protect you, stay hidden, or calm overwhelming emotions. This article explains how betrayal trauma can lead to weight changes and why it’s not just about habits—it’s about what is going on in your brain.
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Understanding The FULL Impact of Betrayal With The 3 E’s

The three E’s of trauma offers a powerful way to understand trauma. This model explains how trauma is more than just what happened; it’s also how it was felt, how it shows up in daily life, and how to move forward to new possibilities for yourself and your life.
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Why Generic Hypnosis Scripts WON’T Help Betrayal Trauma Survivors

Generic hypnosis scripts are a dime a dozen—but they rarely lead to lasting results. This article explains why using one-size-fits-all scripts can fall flat and how personalized hypnotherapy creates real, meaningful change by addressing the root of the issue.
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Why Visualization Does Not Get the Same Results as Hypnotherapy

Visualization and hypnosis are not the same. Visualization uses conscious thought and imagination. Hypnosis involves a shift in brain state and works with the subconscious. This article breaks down the difference so you understand why visualization alone may not lead to deep or lasting change.
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Feeling Bitter & Stuck After Betrayal?

If you’ve ever felt stuck in bitterness after something unjust—like betrayal, rejection, or a humiliating loss—you might relate to Post-Traumatic Embitterment Disorder (PTED). It’s not just sadness or fear. It’s a trauma response rooted in moral injury and injustice, often misdiagnosed as depression or PTSD.
