Why Some People Are More Traumatic Than Others
Why Some People Are More Traumatic Than Others? Are you wondering why some people are crippled by their partners emotional affair, and yet other people can recover “quickly” from a partner who had multiple affairs?
The severity of the traumatic reaction is determined by:
(1) how the discovery was made,
(2) extent of shattered assumptions,
(3) individual and situational vulnerabilities,
(4) the nature of the betrayal,
(5) whether the threat of betrayal continues.
These factors interact with one another to determine the intensity, scope, and persistence of post-traumatic reactions.
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- Shattered Assumptions
- Individual Vulnerabilities in the Betrayed Partner
- Pre-existing Stressful Life Events
- The Nature of the Betrayal
- Re-establishing Safety before Trust