People get betrayed every day. Whether by a friend, lover, family member or employer, it happens. I read in a psychology journal that some type of betrayal is inevitable in one's life. So if that's the case, why does it hurt so badly and why do people feel blindsided when betrayed? Is there a class that you can take to prepare you for when it happens? Oh, yes, I remember, that's called "Life." Fundamentally people know that trust is a fact of human nature built from varying levels of emotional bonding and relationship building. When that bond and relationship results in broken trust, there can be a loss and hurt that cuts deep into the core of a person's psyche and can lead to feelings of anger, fear and sometimes depression.
Accepting Betrayal
So if we know it can happen, how do you handle it? And that's the million dollar question because no matter how many times it happens or you think family secrets book you are prepared for it, the depths and timing of betrayal can be crippling. I have had a few intense moments of betrayals throughout my life that I can look back over and find some solace that it gets betters. But a recent episode of mistrust and betrayal by someone I had considered a very dear friend resulted in disastrous personal and professional mayhem and I felt distraught and angry to the eleventh degree because it became interwoven into an existing moment of betrayal I was already experiencing. It resulted in me feeling embarrassed, humiliated and just sick to the stomach.