feeling betrayed

The individual must get past denial or splitting off of the grievous emotional pain. He or she must also get past the temptation to pass punishing -- and unjust -- judgement on him- or herself for being the victim of a betrayal. We can learn…

Feeling betrayed is one of the most painful and difficult of emotional states.  A betrayal in a key relationship — sexual, familial or friendship — can lead to an individual facing feelings of abject despair, and of being completely undone. Many of us learned the…