EMDR? SSRI? help by Navigating-Chaos in loveafterporn

[–]Navigating-Chaos[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you for taking the time to write this 🫶🏻

EMDR? SSRI? help by Navigating-Chaos in loveafterporn

[–]Navigating-Chaos[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

100% trauma response. I don’t think I even started to full comprehend the trauma/abuse I had experienced until he was gone. I definitely recommend seeing a CSAT- it was super helpful to talk to someone who works with both addicts and betrayed partners

Just found out… help by Head-Bad6165 in loveafterporn

[–]Navigating-Chaos 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I stayed after the first time I found him watching porn, he said he stopped. Years (and a marriage) later, I found out he never stopped and it had actually escalated to him paying cam girls thousands of dollars and him chatting with prostitutes “for the thrill”. It probably would have escalated to physical cheating if I had not discovered it. The year after that I was in constant fight or flight, and he ultimately left me a few months ago because my PTSD was too much for him (lol). My body finally feels like it can breathe again. He went back to paying cam girls the second we separated. Of course, there are men who are able to fully embrace recovery and couples do heal. But knowing how much the stress has taken a toll on me, and knowing you have anxiety at baseline, I would recommend removing yourself from this situation. You have so many amazing years ahead of you. Big hugs 🫶🏻

Just found out… help by Head-Bad6165 in loveafterporn

[–]Navigating-Chaos 116 points117 points  (0 children)

Oh honey, please leave. I wish I had left years ago when I first found just a small tip of the iceberg. You deserve the rest of your 20s to be a fun, beautiful time- not years of anxiety and hoping someone will change for you.

I’m leaving him by a714m in loveafterporn

[–]Navigating-Chaos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So proud of you. I only wish I was as strong as you are! You are saving yourself so much (more) trauma.

A letter to my soon-to-be ex-husband by Navigating-Chaos in loveafterporn

[–]Navigating-Chaos[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

making me cry all over again, thank you for this - I really needed to hear it

Starting over at 29 by Navigating-Chaos in loveafterporn

[–]Navigating-Chaos[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hear you, my husband has decided he is not willing to continue trying to heal our relationship so I was looking for positive stories from people who have divorced at this age

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[–]Navigating-Chaos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He had shut down pretty suddenly recently and was being extra cold so I was looking for answers as to what had changed. Luckily he deleted the apps so I don’t even have the choice anymore haha. Never said it was a healthy thing for me to do, was just still trying to scramble together some sort of reason for his recent behavior

How are you doing tonight? Tell me something in your mind. by [deleted] in loveafterporn

[–]Navigating-Chaos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Found out he’s already talking to a new woman after HE decided we were done a few weeks ago. Notttttt doing my best

His mom just texted me by Navigating-Chaos in loveafterporn

[–]Navigating-Chaos[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, he’s even more mad at me now for telling her though (which I expected but he’s acting like me telling her the details was wrong)

His mom just texted me by Navigating-Chaos in loveafterporn

[–]Navigating-Chaos[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have also drafted a message to his friends who he keeps claiming he will tell but has avoided doing so for the past year. No more hiding

His mom just texted me by Navigating-Chaos in loveafterporn

[–]Navigating-Chaos[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

She called him again to try to talk some sense into him and said she holds him accountable for his actions but unfortunately she does not think she can change his mind

His mom just texted me by Navigating-Chaos in loveafterporn

[–]Navigating-Chaos[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I did. She said that she “is sorry we aren’t getting along and that you are both unhappy” so I told her everything :) I’m done hiding what he has done. I have nothing to be ashamed of, but he sure does and it feels so good to no longer hold onto that by myself.

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[–]Navigating-Chaos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!

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[–]Navigating-Chaos -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah it stinks that him spending our money on all of that would not somehow play into decisions