Blindsided By His Betrayal: How to Survive the Shock of Your Husband's Infidelity - Caroline Madden

Blindsided By His Betrayal: How to Survive the Shock of Your Husband's Infidelity

By Caroline Madden

  • Release Date: 2016-05-03
  • Genre: Family & Relationships
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 32 Ratings

Description

Your husband cheated on you, and now you don't recognize yourself.

You used to be so together, so trusting. Now you're falling apart and doing things you would have never even considered doing, such as:
*Obsessively checking your husband's email and Facebook accounts
*Going through his cell phone history while he is in the shower
*Freaking out if he is 10 minutes late (or if you text him and he doesn't reply right away)
*Questioning whether you are attractive
*After a rare happy moment with your husband, getting really, really angry and raging at him out of nowhere

You're scared. Angry. Obsessive. Devastated.

One minute, you hope your marriage will make it. The next minute, you want to kill him. (And the other woman, too.)

All of this makes you feel like you are losing it. Sometimes you worry that you are going crazy. You wonder if you'll ever be the same again.

You are NOT crazy! You are having a normal reaction to being blindsided by your husband's betrayal! Your reactions are completely rational and expected responses to such a painful experience.

This book will help you figure out what to do as you deal with these explosive emotions. It's important that you understand that your feelings--erratic and unpredictable as they may be--are normal. You need to understand why you feel the things you feel and what to do with those feelings.

Caroline Madden, infidelity expert and marriage therapist describes:
Posttraumatic Affair Syndrome (PTAS)
7 Actions you want to take but should NOT (as They May Backfire Horribly)
Understand the thoughts that plague you
12 Actions that will help you get back to the woman you were
The stupid things your husband says and why he says it

This book does not take a position on whether or not you should stay in your marriage. The suggestions provided here will help you get through this difficult time, even if you decide to leave the marriage. It is geared towards helping you deal with your tumultuous emotions and make sound decisions

Reviews

  • Eye opener

    5
    By MelisMur
    Really good book, it answered a lot of questions I had. Thank you :)
  • The Ultimate Reference Guide For Surviving a Cheating Spouse

    5
    By Motek23
    Blind Sided by his Betrayal cuts right to the chase, "I am here to tell you that you are not crazy." For woman who have been betrayed by their cheating spouse, author Carolina Madden has done a fantastic job helping them feel normal, in a not so normal situation. She explores the emotions that women go through, after discovering a extra marital affair. She provides the perfect acronym of PTAS: Post Traumatic Affair Syndrome and it's signs and symptoms, giving women something palatable to identify their emotions with. Madden further explores the decision to divorce or not, as well as the stigma that "you are not a weak woman if you don't leave him right away." She delves into fault, blame and the humiliation of infidelity and provides the tools to help women move forward. She also discusses the urge for revenge, what to tell the family, friends and kids and how to deal with the need to know all details of the affair. This book is a great book for women who have been scorned by an affair. It's the ultimate reference guide for women to learn about how to deal with emotions, how to find the tools to move forward and how to save your sanity and heal.