Trauma from Sexual Betrayal

Gas Lighting, PTSD, Trauma

A sexual betrayal in an intimate relationship can lead to long-term trauma for the individual. This betrayal typically leaves a person feeling ashamed and terrified, and it can have long-term effects on one’s mental health. Almost every interaction is altered, as is how you perceive reality. Once they realize they have been deceived, people begin to doubt their memories, feelings, and even their sense of themselves.

The course of betrayal can often involve sexual abuse, mental or physical abuse, or both. Despite the fact that it is a widespread occurrence, not everyone responds the same way to it. Betrayal trauma can affect how people behave depending on the individual and the specifics of the incident. According to the lifelong research and experience of DR. Courtney T. Lyman, victims may exhibit similar behaviors, such as impulsive decision-making traits, uncertainty, poor sleep, depression, anxiety, brain fog, skepticism, dissociation, etc.

Symptoms

In case you or someone you know has the following symptoms get in touch with Red Rock Sex Addiction at the earliest for professional help.

Spiritual

Sexual

Emptiness/ Disconnection

Loss of Self

 
Feeling estranged from your beliefs and values. Feeling used or objectified, not feeling connected or that you can trust your partner sexually, experiencing an unusually heightened sexual desire for your partner after learning about the disclosure, and then feeling nothing. Betrayed thoughts make you freeze before engaging in sexual activity. Feeling compelled to pretend that everything is ok when it is not, feeling as if you are going through life mechanically or in a fog, feeling as though you are unable to share your experience with others,

sensation outside of your body, as though no one understands what you’re going through.

 Feeling fragmented or as if you’ve lost a piece of yourself, distrusting your thoughts or feelings, uncertain whether you can trust or connect with anybody else again, feeling distant from your own experiences.

 

WE ARE HERE TO TELL YOU THAT PEACE AND SERENITY ARE POSSIBLE

How Therapy at Red Rock Sex Addiction Can Help You with Betrayal Trauma

Courtney T. Lyman has decades of experience counseling victims of sexual betrayal. In his experience, he has successfully helped a number of people recover and heal. At Red Rock Sex Addiction, Courtney will help you identify the damage and aid you with all the necessities required to regain your true self. As part of our Therapy, we offer the following methods for helping you recover from betrayal trauma:

  • Understanding and implementing emotional safety
  • Processing the betrayal
  • Getting help from a skilled professional
  • Learning skills that will help in the creation of boundaries and communication
  • Connecting with support groups and people going through similar circumstances
  • Creating an environment that allows you to reconnect with yourself deeply