Resources

Chapter taken from Breaking Free by Russell Willingham. Copyright (c) 1999 by Russell Willingham. Used by permission of InterVarsity Press, P.O. Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL 60515-1426. www.ivpress.com
Educational Resources
Disclosure
Why marital disclosure is crucial but marital
interrogation will destroy you and your spouse
Voices
Listening to the right voice
God-Image
Our faulty God-image: secret barrier to healing
Accountability
The Nitty-Gritty of Accountability
Books
Your Sexually Addicted Spouse: How Partners Can Cope and Heal, Barbara Steffens, Ph.D. and Marsha Means, M.A.
Shattered Vows, Deborah Laaser
Mending a Shattered Heart, Stefanie Carnes, Ph.D.
Articles
11 Most Common Betrayal Trauma Responses*
- Overwhelming emotions
- Unusual/uncharacteristic behaviors
- Sleep difficulties– too much/too little
- ‘Brain fog’– inability to think clearly, memory loss, getting lost easily
- Eating problems– inability to eat/overeating
- Anxiety/panic attacks
- Depression
- Rumination/obsessive thoughts and intrusive images/flashbacks
- Difficulty caring for self or others
- Isolation
- Obsessive need to check the internet history, GPS, email accounts, text message history, etc. for signs that the danger is still present
* List taken from www.betrayaltrauma.org
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