Kids & Family
Has Infidelity Shaken The Core Trust In Your Relationship?
Richard Sussman offering support.
Has the foundation of your relationship been threatened or broken by
an affair? Perhaps you suspect that your partner has been unfaithful,
but are uncertain about how to address the issue. Or maybe you’re the
one who cheated and now that the affair is over, you find yourself
questioning if and how you should disclose the infidelity to your
partner. If the infidelity has been confessed, are you and/or your
partner struggling with feelings of anger, shame, blame or guilt and
questioning if you should or even can continue your relationship? Do you
feel overwhelmed by the idea of rebuilding your relationship and
creating intimacy now that trust has been broken? Do you wish you could
gain clarity and resolution around the affair and restore trust so your
relationship can heal and flourish in a new and more wholesome way?
The disclosure of an affair can be devastating. The feelings of
betrayal, anger, blame, shame, guilt and isolation can be overwhelming
and leave both partners questioning the possibility of recovery. If you
are the one who was cheated on, you may be in shock, enraged or shutting
down emotionally. You may also be vacillating between feeling hurt and
angry and/or demanding excessive apologies or explicit details about the
affair. If you committed the infidelity, you may be running circles
around your partner, trying to fend off outbursts of anger with either
guilty apologies or defensive rage of your own. There’s also the
possibility that neither of you are talking about what occurred. You may
be going about your daily routines while struggling with an underlying
tension that keeps you from having the conversations needed for healing.
You don’t have to continue to navigate painful feelings on your own. If
you are in New York City or Weston, CT, I invite you to call me for a
free 15-minute phone consultation to discuss your specific needs and to
answer any questions you have about affair recovery and my
practice. Call 212-874-9402 to reach my NYC office or 203-544-8418 to
reach the Weston, CT office. Richard Sussman Therapy.
