Category: Relationships

• Is Betrayal Trauma SECRETLY Affecting Your Boundaries?

  

  People with trauma often struggle to set healthy boundaries—not because they don’t want to, but because trauma has rewired how they feel safety, control, and connection. This article explains the real reasons behind boundary difficulties, so survivors can stop blaming themselves and begin to understand what’s really going on underneath.

  Liana West

  June 21, 2025

  Anxiety, Betrayal Trauma, Conflict, Neuroscience, OEI Therapy for Trauma, Pain, Relationship Trauma, Relationships, The Ex, Trauma, Workplace Trauma

  boundary setting trauma, cptsd and boundaries, disorganized attachment, emotional safety, freeze response, internal fragmentation, parts work trauma, self-worth and trauma, shame and trauma, trauma and agency, trauma and boundaries, trauma healing, trauma recovery, trauma response patterns, trust and trauma

• How I Healed From Betrayal Using This One Simple Shift

  

  Betrayal is not your fault. This article explains why separating your worth from their choices is key to healing betrayal trauma. You had zero percent to do with their behavior. Letting go of blame can help you feel more grounded, rebuild trust in yourself, and move forward with clarity and strength.

  Liana West

  June 17, 2025

  Betrayal Trauma, Relationship Trauma, Relationships, Superconscious Mind, The Ex, Trauma

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• Are You High-Functioning Individual Struggling with Betrayal Trauma?

  

  Even high-functioning individuals can get stuck in betrayal trauma. This article explains how driven, motivated people may overlook the impact of trauma and why working harder isn’t the answer. Learn how therapy that addresses the nervous system—not just your thoughts—can help you recover in a way that matches your strengths.

  Liana West

  June 11, 2025

  Anxiety, Betrayal Trauma, Conflict, OEI Therapy for Trauma, Relationship Trauma, Relationships, The Ex, Trauma, Workplace Trauma

  Betrayal Trauma, healing betrayal, high-functioning trauma recovery, hypnotherapy, motivated individuals, nervous system healing, oei therapy, overfunctioning, partner betrayal, self-blame, trauma and identity, trauma response, trauma symptoms, trauma therapy, trauma-informed care

• Betrayal Trauma & Post Traumatic Embitterment

  

  Post-Traumatic Embitterment Disorder (PTED) is a psychological condition marked by persistent bitterness, resentment, and a sense of injustice after a deeply unfair or humiliating event, such as betrayal trauma. Unlike PTSD, PTED centers on moral injury and emotional pain, often causing long-lasting distress, intrusive thoughts, and difficulty moving forward in life and relationships.

  Liana West

  June 9, 2025

  Anxiety, Betrayal Trauma, Conflict, FAQs, OEI Therapy for Trauma, Relationship Trauma, Relationships, The Ex, Trauma

  Betrayal Trauma, coping with post traumatic embitterment disorder, difference between PTED and PTSD, embitterment disorder, emotional impact of infidelity and PTED, emotional trauma, how betrayal causes embitterment disorder, infidelity trauma, long-term effects of betrayal trauma, moral injury, post traumatic embitterment disorder, post traumatic embitterment disorder after betrayal, PTED, PTED symptoms in betrayed partners, trauma therapy, treatment for post traumatic embitterment disorder

• Betrayal Trauma & Post-Traumatic Embitterment

  

  Post-Traumatic Embitterment Disorder (PTED) is a lasting trauma response to experiences like betrayal trauma. It shows up as bitterness, not fear. This article explains what PTED is, how it affects your life, and what the right kind of therapy looks like. If you feel stuck in resentment, you’re not alone. You can overcome betrayal, even…

  Liana West

  June 5, 2025

  Betrayal Trauma, Iatrogenic Injury, Pain, Relationship Trauma, Relationships, The Ex, Trauma, Workplace Trauma

  Betrayal Trauma, breathwork for trauma, CBT for trauma, chronic bitterness, emotional stuckness, healing after injustice, healing resentment, hypnotherapy, oei therapy, post-traumatic embitterment disorder, PTED, relationship betrayal, stress and bitterness, stuck in the past, trauma healing, trauma therapy, unfairness trauma, Workplace Trauma

• Betrayal Trauma Makes Everyday Tasks Feel OVERWHELMING

  

  Trauma can make even simple tasks feel overwhelming. It’s not laziness—your brain is stuck in survival mode. You might feel frozen, overwhelmed, or unable to start, even the smallest of tasks. You might not have a motivation problem. This is how trauma can affect the brain. Understanding what’s really going on is the first step…

  Liana West

  June 2, 2025

  Anxiety, Betrayal Trauma, FAQs, Neuroscience, Pain, Relationships, Superconscious Mind, The Ex, Trauma

  Anxiety, complex trauma, freeze response, healing, low motivation, mental-health, Nervous system regulation, ptsd, PTSD symptoms, Trauma, trauma and daily tasks, trauma and motivation, trauma brain, trauma coping strategies, trauma fatigue, trauma healing, trauma help, trauma overwhelm, trauma recovery, trauma support, trauma therapy

• How Betrayal Trauma Make Your PAST Feel Like It’s Happening Now

  

  Flashbacks and intrusive thoughts from trauma can make the past feel like it’s happening now. This article explains how trauma keeps you stuck , how it affects your thoughts and body, and how Accelerated Hypnotherapy can help. If your mind won’t let go of what happened, you’re not alone—and you’re not broken. You just haven’t…

  Liana West

  June 1, 2025

  Betrayal Trauma, Pain, Relationship Trauma, Relationships, Superconscious Mind

  emotional flashbacks, feeling unsafe, heal trauma, how trauma affects the brain, intrusive thoughts trauma, nervous system trauma, PTSD symptoms, therapy for flashbacks, trauma and hopelessness, trauma flashbacks, trauma healing, trauma recovery, trauma response

• What’s Hiding Behind Destructive Entitlement?

  

  After being cheated on, many women fall into destructive entitlement—justifying cold or harmful behavior because they’ve been hurt. It doesn’t help heal. Accelerated Hypnotherapy can help you see what’s below these reactions and shift out of the cycle. You don’t have to stay stuck in blame or anger, even if you can’t seem to find…

  Liana West

  May 30, 2025

  Betrayal Trauma, Conflict, Relationships, Superconscious Mind, Trauma

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• Is Hyper Independence a Symptom of Betrayal Trauma?

  

  Hyper-independence can seem like a positive coping mechanism, but it’s often a trauma response. When people experience betrayal trauma and then feel like others aren’t safe, they rely only on themselves. This short article explains where hyper-independence comes from, how it shows up, and why healing is possible. If you’re tired of doing everything alone,…

  Liana West

  May 29, 2025

  Betrayal Trauma, FAQs, Neuroscience, Pain, Relationships, Superconscious Mind, Trauma

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• How Destructive Entitlement Poisons Relationships

  

  After discovering cheating, someone may stay but act out destructive entitlement by withholding affection, seeking revenge, guilt-tripping, or controlling their partner. They might shame their partner publicly or use the affair to justify ongoing hurtful behavior. These actions come from pain but keep the cycle of harm going in the relationship.

  Liana West

  May 19, 2025

  Betrayal Trauma, Conflict, Relationships

  affair recovery, cheating, controlling after infidelity, emotional punishment, emotional responsibility, guilt-tripping partner, healing after infidelity, love, mental-health, public shaming affair, relationship, relationship healing, relationship revenge, relationship sabotage, Relationships, toxic relationship cycles, trust breakdown, withholding affection