Healthy Sexual Connection After Betrayal

Sexual connection can be challenging following betrayal. Those who have been betrayed often struggle to find safety and peace in sexual connection. Those who have struggled with Problematic Sexual Behaviors or infidelity in the past often struggle to develop a healthy connection to sex. Healthy sexuality is not about having more sex or becoming something that someone else, or society, thinks you should become.

It is about connecting to yourself emotionally and physically and sharing that connection with someone else in a safe way that makes you feel more whole and connected. Many of the problems with physical intimacy following betrayal are trauma-related. 

Understanding the way various facets influence sexuality and knowing how to process through them and heal from them is essential to long-term recovery. 

Additionally, steps that work to reincorporate physical intimacy into your life in a way that includes emotional and physical safety, along with empathy and the ability to work towards a balanced connection, are crucial.