An affair can bring your self-esteem and view of the world crashing down around you, while you stand frozen in rage and disbelief. Moving past outrage and moralizing about what is wrong about an affair can be difficult. Most affair help offers very little in concrete advice for how to deal with the emotional fallout […]
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Affair Help: Negative Thinking
After an affair has devastated their relationship, many are stripped of their self-esteem, their positive view of the world, and their trust in other people. It’s not uncommon for those entering a new life as a single person to feel that they will be alone forever. For some this can stem from their lack of […]
Affairs: Letting Go of the Past
Affairs: Victor or Victim - It’s Your Choice by Elizabeth Denham As long as you think that the cause of your problem is “out there”-as long as you think that anyone or anything is responsible for your suffering-the situation is hopeless. It means that you are forever in the role of victim, that you’re suffering […]
Affair & Infidelity Help: Standing
By Wayfarer on 1 March, 2013 in Consequences, Discovering Infidelity, Healing, Moving On, Rejection, Revenge, Self-Pity
Yesterday’s article gave four typical outcomes to the discovery of an affair. Dr Banschick explored each partner choosing to leave the relationship unilaterally, an amicable split, or reconciliation. However, the list seemed to exclude one particular outcome - the “Fifth Option - Standing”. Affair Discovery When a relationship is affected by the discovery of an […]
Coping With an Affair on Valentine’s Day (2)
By Wayfarer on 14 February, 2013 in Coping, Empowerment, Holidays, Personal Growth, Rejection, Self-Pity
14 Tips for Surviving Valentine’s Day With Love in Your Heart by Debbie Robins I’m not the kind of person that likes to be told how to feel on any given day. Example: Feel joyous at Christmas. Feel sad for Yom Kippur. Feel somber on Memorial Day. However, I am a sucker for Valentine’s Day […]