Recovery
"Why Do Intrusive Mental Images Still Hit Me—Even Years Into His Recovery?"
In this article, based on PBSE episode 333, we respond to a betrayed partner who is several years into recovery with her partner but still experiences intrusive mental images and “mental movies” connected to his past sexual betrayal. We emphasize that these thoughts are not signs that her healing has failed, but trauma responses rooted in discovery, trickle-truth, detective work, and the nervous system’s attempt to protect her from being blindsided again. Even when there are no obvious...