Betrayal stings. It never comes from someone you’d expect it from. What do you do and how do you react?
Being Aunt Debbie
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Betrayal stings. It never comes from someone you’d expect it from. What do you do and how do you react?
Being Aunt Debbie 
Ugh, right? It’s always someone you least expect to betray you. How have I reacted? I cut them loose and keep going forward. If later on there is peace to be made, I’ll consider it, but I can hold a grudge (which isn’t good) for a long, long time.
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I am known to hold grudges for a very long time, too!
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We may have been sisters in another life! lol
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Most likely!! 💜
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I agree with thehuntress915 in that I just distance myself gradually from them. I just feel I can’t trust them anymore after what they did.
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It’s rough when it’s a family member. I was not betrayed but the betrayal is very close, familial. It’s hard to fathom….
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If it’s someone I deeply cared about, I react poorly. Generally, I internalize it – searching for why I caused it or where I went wrong, whether or not I had a thing to do with it at all. I lose sleep/my appetite and have constant anxiety until I can shift my focus away from the betrayal…some take longer than others to move on from. I don’t think I ever actually do get over them, but I do eventually minimize them in my life and thoughts…after I go through the flaming anger part, which is my favorite part of the cycle – it makes me feel empowered.
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It’s difficult to say the least. Been there, done that too many times. It IS hard to let go. It keeps me awake. It causes great anxiety. Ugh. I internalize everything. I analyze everything. My heart feels too deeply. Thanks for your comment! 💜
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