Learning to Play. How do you recover from betrayal?

Though the social contract is a myth, betrayal involves shock, disappointment and re-evaluation of one's belief system. 
Almost every betrayal makes the persons look back over their past to try to determine what caused it. This reflection almost inevitably leads to self-blame and guilt.  Although the person may express anger at not being treated well, underneath this anger is a sense that she must be unworthy.
Betrayal is the violation of a presumptive social contract that produces moral and psychological conflict within a relationship.
Adultery is the most common type of betrayal, but any type of relationship can end in betrayal.
This linear path between betrayal and unworthiness is how deception causes so much damage.
Generally speaking, the greater the trust that one puts in another person, the greater the impact the betrayal has.  This impact results in anger, despair and fear. 


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