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 Athena1979 (original poster member #39393) posted at 2:51 PM on Friday, June 28th, 2019

Question/suggestions:

How do others cope when someone has betrayed you...I've moved on, but the have maintained friendships with some of my close family and friends?

When that person shows up at a kid's bday or a baptism, and the betrayer approaches, what do you do?

I have removed that toxicity from my life, but they periodically pop up in my life through other associations.

Do you remove the specific people from your life, too?

When I say, you don't seem to understand, that person is a wolf in sheep's clothing and they deeply wounded me, they say, "oh, but he's such a great guy!!!"

Well, sure to you...you haven't given him an opportunity to betray you, yet.

***also, it appears that he purposely seeks out important people in my life and develops close relationships with them, when he normally, would not have. As the recent example: I have a birth daughter who was in our wedding. She is now an adult. He sought out my birth daughter and adoptive parents and has developed a relationship with them.

Thank you for your insight.

[This message edited by Athena1979 at 9:03 AM, June 28th (Friday)]

Married 11/11/11
2 kids
D-day 12/27/12
D-day 4/12/13
D-day 6/26/13
You know perfectly that you can only change what you accept....never forget that there are two kinds of pain, the one that hurts and the one that makes you change.

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BeenBetrayed5 ( member #70823) posted at 3:03 PM on Friday, June 28th, 2019

I wouldn't cut off everyone who knows him. If you've moved on completely, you should just be able to say hi, smile, and shrug off the encounter.

Keep looking ahead and moving forward.

I know it must be hard to keep seeing this person as it gives some anxiety and seeing them might be a trigger. If it bothers you a lot, you could tell that person straight forward that you don't want them approaching you anymore.

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Cephastion ( member #51990) posted at 3:12 PM on Friday, June 28th, 2019

I'm struggling with this issue myself in a different way.

And it's ripping our family apart

BH-me / WW-(Pyrite)
Left Thanksgiving 2019 w/ unresolved childhood trauma and other general selfishness issues that she refuses to honestly address, resolve,& heal from.--"For where your wealth/treasure is, there will your heart be also."--Yeshua

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Cephastion ( member #51990) posted at 3:13 PM on Friday, June 28th, 2019

Hell it's ripping me apart... Limb by limb and piece by piece of what's left of my already shattered heart.

BH-me / WW-(Pyrite)
Left Thanksgiving 2019 w/ unresolved childhood trauma and other general selfishness issues that she refuses to honestly address, resolve,& heal from.--"For where your wealth/treasure is, there will your heart be also."--Yeshua

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 Athena1979 (original poster member #39393) posted at 3:34 PM on Friday, June 28th, 2019

Oh Cephastion! I'm sorry you also have this struggle.

Why is this so hard?

I know I have the power to overcome and be graceful. I can be in the same room with people who have hurt me before. I can be kind all the same to other people who have hurt me.

But for some reason..this one person...I lose all of my power...I wilt. I falter. I feel my spirit recede from itself. I want nothing more than to run and hide and weep with uncontained sorrow. And the people around me are like, what's her problem?

It is my problem. And only my problem. I have given this man control over my my mind and my life and my family. He has been given power over me. He takes it with the greatest of satisfaction. Because he knows..he knows that his presence weakens me. He is satisfied because he glories in my weakness.

Married 11/11/11
2 kids
D-day 12/27/12
D-day 4/12/13
D-day 6/26/13
You know perfectly that you can only change what you accept....never forget that there are two kinds of pain, the one that hurts and the one that makes you change.

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crazyblindsided ( member #35215) posted at 11:51 PM on Friday, June 28th, 2019

When that person shows up at a kid's bday or a baptism, and the betrayer approaches, what do you do?

I fake it just like an actress same with my NPD WS.

fBS/fWS(me):52 Mad-hattered after DD (2008)
XWS:55 Serial Cheater, Diagnosed NPD
DD(22) DS(19)
XWS cheated the entire M spanning 19 years
Discovered D-Days 2006,2008,2012, False R 2014
Separated 9/2019; Divorced 8/2024

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