Studies Show Cheating Can Cause PTSD, And is Comparable to Losing a Child
Many think they know what they’d do if it happened to you, but you don’t.
Studies show you will go through the five stages of grief if you are unfortunate enough to experience betrayal in a relationship.
You may think you’ll be able to handle it “if” it happens. You may “think” you will say fuck that mother fucker, I’m gone! I deserve better.
Shirley Glass noted that the hurt partner often suffers from a PTSD reaction following an affair’s discovery. According to Drs. John and Julie Gottman, if the below symptoms persist, then the chances are that the hurt partner is experiencing PTSD.
I think many try to walk themselves mentally through it in conversations with friends if it ever happens. You tell your friends that you wouldn’t put up with a cheater, and you’d end it immediately!
While some might be able to do it, most sing a different tune when it happens.
It’s a horrible feeling putting it mildly. People that cheat are the most selfish people on earth. And no, there’s no excuse for it, so get over yourself.