MaryAnn Michaelis, MSW

what a woman feels like when suffering from betrayal trauma

Betrayal Trauma – Hit by a Truck Analogy

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A wive’s perspective on finding out about her husband’s sexual addiction or misbehaviors. We use an analogy of being hit by a truck to illustrate what a woman experiences and her healing process, upon discovering of, or a spouse’s disclosing of his sexual addiction and/or misbehaviors. In this analogy, the husband is driving a big […]

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women's need for self care when suffering from betrayal trauma

Barnacle Self-Care Analogy

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When an individual discovers that their spouse has been viewing pornography or acting out with sexual misconduct, they often experience betrayal trauma. They may struggle with recurrent thoughts or dreams – reliving the experience, they may avoid certain places/people or situations, experience depression and anxiety and often intense or heightened emotions, often accompanied by feelings

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