Thankfully, a friend suggested the next best thing: a place offering weeklong therapy intensives, one of which was for those impacted by betrayal trauma. We were daughters, sisters, mothers and grandmothers, united in betrayal trauma as partners and wives. AdvertisementThe Pain Of Betrayal TraumaBetrayal trauma isn’t a diagnosis, but the term has been gaining popularity since first being theorised by psychologist Jennifer Freyd in the 1990s. But under the destabilising spell of betrayal trauma, I had a new lens through which to view the world: It wasn’t safe, and neither was anyone in it. NowThanks to my fellow campers and several wonderful therapists, I’ve learned a lot about the far-reaching impact of betrayal trauma.

Source: Huffington Post December 09, 2023 12:26 UTC