Transcending Post-Infidelity Stress Disorder (PISD)

The Six Stages of Healing

von Dennis C Ortman

Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Have you been traumatized by infidelity? The phrase "broken heart" belies the real trauma behind the all-too-common occurrence of infidelity. Psychologist Dennis Ortman likens the psychological aftermath of sexual betrayal to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in its origin and symptoms, including anxiety, irritability, rage, emotional numbing, and flashbacks. Using PTSD treatment as a model, Dr. Ortman will show you, step by step, how to: • work through conflicting emotions• Understand yourself and your partner• Make important life decisions  Dr. Ortman sees recovery as a spiritual journey and draws on the wisdom of diverse faiths, from Christianity to Buddhism. He also offers exercises to deepen recovery,  such as guided meditations and journaling, and explores heart-wrenchingly familiar case studies of couples struggling with monogamy. By the end of this book, you will have completed the six stages of healing and emerged with a whole heart, a full spirit, and the freedom to love again.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychische Störungen
• ISBN: 9781587613340
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.04.2009
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed