Am I Going Crazy After My Partner’s Affair?

85% Checking up on their partner
78% Trying to control their environment through hyper-vigilance, a heightened sense of alertness where individuals constantly monitor their surroundings and relationships for signs of potential betrayal.
76% Looking for more proof of betrayal such as checking texts or monitoring cell phone
68% Spiritualizing or rationalizing staying together when their relationship is not recovering
68% Feeling threatened or insecure around other people when they are with their partner.
58% Not having sex or being hyper-sexual
66% Reinforcing fears of abandonment individuals may withdraw from social interactions and isolate themselves as a way to protect themselves from further hurt or to process their emotions privately.
65% Trying to think about what their partner may be thinking. Betrayal trauma can consume an individual’s thoughts, leading to obsessive thinking, rumination, and replaying of the betrayal in their mind.
64% Not being able to physically separate when it makes sense
61% Sarcasm to mask hurt
58% Scoping out people their partner might be looking at in public
54% Raging–individuals may experience intense emotions such as anger, sadness, or frustration, which can manifest as outbursts or emotional volatility.
52% Continued Shaming their partner or themselves for the betrayal
51% Changed boundaries with their partner or others. Trust is often deeply affected by betrayal trauma, and individuals may struggle to trust others, even those who were not involved in the betrayal. This can lead to difficulties in forming new relationships or maintaining existing ones.
47% Pretending they are in a perfect relationship with each other or others around them
46% Imagining ways their partner may be acting out, creating a story, or building internal fear