Emotional affairs describe the emotional connection between two people outside of the primary relationship which leads to betrayal, hurt and the destruction of the primary relationship through ongoing deception.
An emotional affair involves sharing intimate details and information of themselves, the other person in the emotional affair, and or the issues of the primary relationship and the other person in the primary relationship.
An emotional affair can but not limited to ongoing intimate texting, phone calls, prioritizing time and attention to the secondary relationship. This leads to emotional and physical disconnection of the primary relationship.
Emotional affairs lead to distrust within the primary relationship long after the emotional affair has ended which often ends the primary relationship.
It also leads to a dissatisfaction within the primary relationship.
Post infidelity, (emotional or physical), has long lasting psychological effects called
“Post Infidelity Post Traumatic Disorder.), (PIPTSD).
This is not to be taken lightly.
Symptoms are as follows.
Freeze, Fight and Flight.
Depression.
Anxiety.
Memory loss during conversations, and or forgetting things out of character for you such as leaving the house and leaving things cooking on the stove.
Sleeping issues. (Too much or not enough sleep.)
Eating issues. (Too much or not enough.)
Angry.
Agitated.
Frustrated.
Crying all the time.
Feelings of not good enough, what is wrong with me.
Emotional affairs can lead to divorce and then a lack of trust in further relationships.
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