Dealing with Betrayal: Why It Hurts More and How to Heal Your Mental Health for HSPs

Emotional Badass

Nikki Eisenhauer

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Education, Self-improvement

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2020

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Why do HSPs feel the sting of betrayal so intensely? Highly Sensitive People often struggle with hypervigilance and self-blame after experiencing betrayal, which can severely impact their mental health. This episode provides insights into why betrayal hurts more for HSPs and offers strategies for managing hypervigilance and improving emotional resilience. Learn how to stop over-responsibility and codependency from taking over, set healthy boundaries, and practice self-compassion. By understanding these dynamics, HSPs can heal from betrayal, protect their mental health, and foster self-love and personal growth. Join us as we discuss how to navigate these challenges and empower yourself to move forward with strength and confidence. If you are interested in supporting us even more than a 5-star review, you can find Emotional Badass on Patreon where you will get hundreds of hours of bonus episodes, monthly video livestreams, discounts, community, and different opportunities to work with Nikki in group format https://www.patreon.com/emotionalbadass Resources we offer: Download the free Morning Routine PDF to learn our techniques to help conquer your day! https://www.emotionalbadass.com/morning-routine Community & Exclusive Bonus Episodes & Video: https://www.patreon.com/emotionalbadass 30 Days to Peace Course: https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/peace CODE: BADASS for 30% Off Mapping your Recovery from Narcissistic Abuse Workshop https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/workshops CODE: BADASS for 30% Off Brain.FM: CODE: Emotionalbadass for 20% off and a free month Join our newsletter for weekly wellness emails where we share mental health tips, announcements, discount codes, and highlight past episodes: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/newsletter Check out our Guided Meditations narrated by Nikki available for sale: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/store/meditations Follow us on Social Media for videos, pictures, and updates FB: https://www.facebook.com/emotionalbadass IG: https://www.instagram.com/emotional.badass TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@emotionalbadass Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/emotionalbadass Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/emotionalbadass Thank you for supporting this show by supporting our sponsors: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:24.0	Hello welcome to Emotional Badass where Moxie meets Mindful.
1:29.0	I'm Nicky Eisenhower, your host, life coach, and psychotherapist, and on today's episode I'm discussing
1:36.0	dealing with betrayal. Oh, Betrayal is one of the worst feelings that we can experience as a human being.
2:03.8	A betrayal is a violation of a trust.
2:07.8	It's a violation of a contract,
2:10.7	maybe a written contract, maybe a moral contract, maybe a heart contract.
2:15.0	But a betrayal is a violation, and so we feel quite violated when someone betrays us. I want to talk about the ways in which I see
2:27.1	highly sensitive people sort of doubled down on the hurt when they've been betrayed. Now I didn't name this
2:36.7	episode healing betrayal because I'm not talking about how to heal the betrayal. I'm talking about how to deal with the betrayal internally.
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