Rebuilding Trust after Betrayal Trauma: Addiction and relationships With Heidi Rain

Trust is a complicated thing. Especially in the world of addiction and recovery.

Once an addict or alcoholic starts the road to recovery, they expect you to TRUST them as if nothing ever happened.

But the truth is, A LOT has happened. And it’s created trauma within you. Betrayal Trauma.

If love were a house, trust would be the foundation.

You can try and remodel everything else, all you want, you can hang new curtains, get new furniture, rip out kitchen cabinets and get new, you can even lay brand new beautiful floors. But if the foundation is cracked, it will all fall to pieces all over again.

Maybe the addict or alcoholic in your life says things like, “If this is going to work, you have to trust me.”

“You can’t live in the past.” “You have to let it go.”

“If you’re not going to trust me, why did I even get sober?”

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