- Forgive
As Brown reminds us, “forgiveness is for you, not your perpetrator.”
Forgiving those who have hurt you allows you to let go of the pain and move forward. You don’t have to be healed to forgive.
It is not saying that the perpetrator is justified when you forgive them, but it is saying that you are no longer allowing them to have a hold on you, and your future mental health.
Speak words of forgiveness to lead yourself to a place where you can one day believe it, or else the ties to the pain will not break free.
How do you know when you are healed from betrayal?
Dr. Joe Dispenza, a scientist and author, tweeted “Memory without the emotional charge is called wisdom.”
When you can look back on that dismal moment of having your trust taken for granted, and the heartache no longer overtakes you, you are healed.
Give yourself time to come to this state of being, but believe that you one day will. Never doubt that you are a created being with purpose beyond your pain and trials.
Please let us know if you have been betrayed in the past and how you reached recovery.