Heartbreak From Being Cheated On: Why It Hits Like Trauma, Not Just Sadness
Heartbreak from being cheated on does not behave like ordinary heartbreak, and there is a reason for that. Clinicians who study infidelity describe symptoms that look closer to trauma than grief: intrusive replaying, hypervigilance, a nervous system that will not settle. But the part almost nobody names clearly is what betrayal does to your trust