Treating Trauma from Sexual Betrayal: The Essential Tools for Healing

De: Dr. Kevin B. Skinner

Narrado por: Dr. Kevin B. Skinner

Sexual infidelity in a relationship often triggers a cascade of difficult and painful emotions in those who have been betrayed. After discovery, those who have been betrayed often can't sleep or eat. They can't stop thinking about what their partner did, and they begin avoiding people and places that they used to enjoy. Their trust in others goes down and they question themselves, often believing that there is something wrong with them. In many cases, they struggle with depression and anxiety. Finally, they experience anger in ways that surprise even themselves.

After more than 10 years of research and study, Dr. Kevin Skinner's Treating Trauma from Sexual Betrayal offers valuable insight into why a partner's sexual behaviors outside of a committed relationship creates symptoms that match post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This book provides an in-depth view into the lives of individuals suffering from trauma after sexual betrayal. Using his research data from more than 5,000 individuals who have experienced betrayal, Dr. Skinner outlines why betrayal triggers trauma and then provides the essential tools for healing.

Before introducing solutions to treat the trauma, Dr. Skinner provides insight into why most couples don't do the disclosure process right and how an effective disclosure can lead to genuine healing and recovery (see chapter five).

If you are stuck and don't know how to proceed, in chapter seven you will learn how to begin taking action to begin your healing process.

If you are suffering from sexual betrayal, healing is possible. Discover how treating traumatic symptoms can help in your recovery. Specific solutions provided in this book include:

1. How to stop reliving what your spouse did (chapter nine). 2. How to build a support team around you (chapter 10). 3. How to resolve negative self-beliefs after discovery (chapter 11). 4. How to slow down your racing mind (chapter 12).

If you want to understand what the healing process looks like from the beginning of discovery through the recovery process, a case study is given to help you understand the entire healing process. There are solutions. You can heal.

©2017 Dr. Kevin B. Skinner (P)2017 KSkinner Corp.

Amazing book for healing

I highly recommend this book after trauma betrayal. Great resources within the book. Presented data and case studies too. So helpful, beyond relatable.

Finally answers to all my questions after 6 months of seeking help

This book explained everything perfectly & introduced an evidence based method of healing of which I was unaware. The resources Dr. Skinner has made available online are invaluable. I love that he narrates his own book and it is obvious that he cares about the people who are living with this trauma. Most of all Dr. Skinner gave me hope and showed me specifically how he disassembles the jumble of insane emotions that keep us stuck, isolated, self blaming, numb & depressed. I have finally located a therapist with appropriate credentials I didn’t know how to find. Nor did the other forgiveness based counselors I spoke to. I can’t believe the diagnosis is so obvious to me now yet i couldn’t put a name on it. I feel like the professional community is blind to the PTSD approach or perhaps reluctant to name it as such. Anyway, I am so very grateful. I am looking forward to healing and awakening to the rest of my life!

Healing and hope

A year ago I discovered my husbands sexual addiction and many affairs. I was devastated and fell to the depths of despair. This book is a lifeline to finding and healing myself. I appreciate that Dr Skinner not only has words of wisdom and hope but integrates the science of healing. This is a book of self discovery and finding self love regardless if the relationship survives. It is encouraging and gives solid practical healing tools.

Great information, a little dry

this is one of the best books on affair recovery. its presented well but it was difficult to get through at times and im not sure how to fix that.

great book to heal from

i love this book.
I highly recommend it for anyone going thru betrayal.
I wish I came across this sooner

Very helpful and encouraging

helped me understand so much of my personal trumas and gave me tools to help on my recovery journey

Healing help

Thank you Dr. Skinner for your work. I feel seen and understood. It’s a wonderful feeling to have someone understand the pain and help us feel normal. Cathy

Informative and Insightful

Very insightful to a lot of the different aspects of the journey of betrayal. Grateful to have come across this book and listen to the audio version. I will be buying the physical copy to go back to for resources. I highly recommend.

What a healing book

This is a must read for anyone been involved with a sex addict! It is a healing book and there is a lot of help provided. You are not alone.

Great information

This book is spot on about what we women go through
Thank you Dr. Skinner I can’t tell you enough how wonderful it is to feel that someone understand what torment I have endured