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Confession with a bishop often starts from an individual's action of self-revelation. It allows church members to come before a Lord's representative, share their wrongdoings, ask for forgiveness, and start anew through repentance. Read more.
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What emotions are you experiencing?
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Confession with a bishop often starts from an individual's action of self-revelation. It allows church members to come before a Lord's representative, share their wrongdoings, ask for forgiveness, and start anew through repentance. Read more.
Living with PTSD can be debilitating. Likewise, it can leave you vulnerable to addiction as you seek relief from being in a constant state of distress, anxiety, or fear. How do you move forward and reclaim your life after PTSD and an addiction?
Discovering infidelity or an addiction can lead to symptoms like PTSD. It's called betrayal trauma. In fact, when there is a violation of safety or trust, that betrayal can trigger a trauma response. As such, children, teens, and adults can all develop betrayal trauma.
Betrayal trauma can flip your world upside-down in a moment. Life as you know it can shatter just as quickly. As a result of the trauma, you may feel frozen in that moment. The scene may be stuck on repeat in your mind. So, how do you begin to heal? You're already dealing with the stress of COVID-19, so now what?
The holidays tend to bring feelings of hope and joy. Yet many struggle because their holiday reality feels opposite of what the movies portray. So, turning to porn addiction to escape can become more frequent during the holidays. As a result, you may have made a discovery you didn't see coming.
Just like other addictions, sex addiction is not simply about craving sex. In fact, similar to those with other addictions, they have underlying issues like shame, anxiety, depression, past sexual abuse, and stress. A person's past trauma could play a large role in a person's addiction. Mostly when it the trauma happens to a person during their childhood. Likewise, focusing on underlying trauma is an excellent start to healing and recovering from an addiction.
Among all the things COVID-19 is leading to, the last thing you thought it might lead to is infidelity. However, there seems to be a rise in infidelity cases, and you're wondering if your relationship may be in jeopardy. Is there anything you can do to prevent such devastating circumstances?
Many couples split after one partner deceives the other by finding a new love. But, what about those whose partner has an emotional affair? It's true, the impact can be as damaging and can also cause betrayal trauma. Like many people who discover their partner's infidelity, you may be feeling angry, sad, and exhausted.
Clark Lee
LPC, CSAT
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