![]() Anxiety: this can either manifest as a generalized anxiety or specific fears related to the betrayal, like relationship anxiety.Increased dissociation: the feeling of being “in a fog” or “zoned out” is dissociation you’re vaguely aware of your emotions and feelings, but not really being able to clearly grasp them.This may manifest as headaches, stomach aches, chronic fatigue, obesity, gastrointestinal issues, sleep issues, laryngitis, a weakened immune system, etc. While the mind can blind us to the pain of betrayal, the body remembers. Physical symptoms: in his book The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk expounds upon how trauma can have significant physiological impacts on the brain and body.Alexithymia: being unable or finding it very difficult to recognize your own emotions and/or describe them.That nagging sense that something is off in the relationship, that something isn’t quite right, can be a clue. A person can suffer from betrayal trauma and not yet be aware of the betrayal. Interpersonal: when a trusted friend, peer, or individual betrays your trustīetrayal trauma alters the mind and body.a victim or “whistleblower.” This may include an educational institution, the military, healthcare systems, etc. This can also occur when the institution protects a perpetrator vs. Institutional: when an institution impacts you in a way that is in direct opposition to how they portray themselves or stated in their mottos and goals.If one of the partners has an active sexual addiction, there is often betrayal present. This can take place when your partner is having an emotional or physical affair. ![]()
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