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Support Groups for Betrayed Spouses
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Alcoholics Anonymous or AA is one of the most successful support groups in the world. Today, following the AA model, there are support groups for everything. Everything from drugs addiction, fallen warrior families, porn, and video games.
But are there support groups for betrayed spouses and infidelity?
Didn’t we say everything? Here’s a list
1. Beyond affairs infidelity support group
Sponsored by affair recovery specialists Brian and Anne Bercht, like the AA founders, they suffered from the problem they are now advocating to solve. Married since 1981, their marriage took a wrong turn after an affair by Brian.
Today, they co-authored the best-selling book. “My Husband’s Affair Became the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me.” A story about their long road to healing, recovery, and forgiveness and run the Beyond Affairs Network.
It is by far, the largest organized community for couples going through a rough patch due to infidelity.
2. CheatingSupport.com
It is an online community that values individual or couples privacy. A lot of support groups believe in facing their weakness to overcome their challenge.
However, a lot of couples that are working hard to heal through their turbulent times do not want the world to know about the affair.
It is understandable, as judgment and harsh treatment from third-parties can shatter the hard work the couples have built to fix their relationship.
CheatingSupport.com sets the stage and creates a community while keeping everything strictly confidential.
3. SurvivingInfidelity.com
An alternative to CheatingSupport.com. It is an old-school forum type messaging board with ads. The community is semi-active that’s regulated by forum moderators.
4. InfidelityHelpGroup.com
A Secular version of Cheating Support.com, It focuses on renewing trust through the guidance of religious beliefs.
They have a strong stance against people who sacrifice themselves to continue to love a cheater when the affair is exposed.
5. Facebook
There are a lot of local infidelity support groups on Facebook. Run a search to check your local area or nearby major cities for more information.
Be careful when interacting on Facebook. You will need an active profile to be accepted by most group moderators. It exposes your identity and your spouse to social media.
Depending on your privacy settings, engaging in posts in a Facebook group can also reflect in common friend newsfeeds.
6. Infidelity Survivors Anonymous (ISA)
This group is the one that closely follows the AA model. They are sectarian neutral and have their own version of a 12-step program to help cope with trauma from betrayal and other consequences of infidelity.
Meetings are closed and only for survivors. Events are usually in the states of Texas, California, and New York, but it is possible to sponsor meetings in different areas in the US.
They hold annual 3-day retreat workshops that include meditation sessions, fellowship gatherings, and normally a keynote speaker.
7. Daily Strength
It is a general support group with several subcategories including infidelity. It is a forum type support group with thousands of members.
Daily strength is good for people that have multiple problems from the domino effect of infidelities such as thoughts of suicide, and alcoholism.
8. Meetup.com
Meet up is a platform that’s used mainly by individuals to find others in their local area with the same hobbies and interest. There are Infidelity support groups on the Meetup platform.
Meetup support groups for betrayed spouses are informal, and the agenda is set by the local organizer. Do not expect a time-tested 12/13-step program like the ones in AA.
9. Andrew Marshall Events
Andrew is a UK marital therapist and author of self-help books on marriage and infidelity. Since 2014, he goes around the world and sets up one-time small infidelity support group therapy sessions hosted by him.
Check out his website if there is a therapy session in your area.
10. Betrayed Wives Club
It began when an infidelity survivor Elle Grant began a blog to vent her feelings after being victimized by what she calls a “homewrecker.” She used the blog to eventually forgive her husband and the third party after coming into terms with her own feelings through the blog.
It eventually gathered a lot of followers and they started their own community.
11. Mankind Initiative
It is a UK-based Phone helpline to help men survive infidelity and other domestic abuse. It is a non-profit organization run entirely by volunteers and donations.
12. Infidelity Recovery Institute
If you feel you need a more formal setting with actionable steps to recovery based on the AA model. The IRI offers self-help materials including one for men.
They also offer online courses similar to educational classes to help you and your spouse cope with your infidelity problem.
Support groups can really help overcome the pain
Support Groups are not a silver bullet to overcome the pain from betrayal and infidelity.
Time heals all wounds and there will be days when individuals need another person to lean on. Ideally, this person should be your spouse, but a lot of partners do not want to rely on them at this point.
It’s quite understandable to get away from the source of the pain and reach out for helping hands elsewhere when dealing with infidelity issues. After all, they broke their trust and destroyed their faith in you as a person.
Support groups can provide such helping hands. But if you truly want to recover, then it should be temporary. Your spouse is the person you should trust the most, the first candidate when you need a shoulder to cry on. Both partners will have to walk the long hard road to recovery.
It will not happen if both parties do not regain their trust with each other. Support groups for betrayed spouses will do all that they can to help, but ultimately, it is up to both partners to do the heavy lifting and pick up where they left off.
This is where most support groups fail. A lot of people believe that the group should do the work for them. Support by definition only provides guidance and assistance. You are still the protagonist of your own story. It is the main character’s job to defeat the demons.
References
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Alcoholics Anonymous, or AA, is one of the most successful support groups in the world. Today, following the AA model, there are support groups for everything. Everything from drug addiction, families of fallen warriors, porn, and video games.
But are there support groups for changed spouses and infidelity?
Haven't we said everything? Here is the list of
1.
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Sponsored by relationship mentors Brian and Ann Burcht, like the founders of A.A., they suffered from the problem they are now calling for a solution. They have been married since 1981, but after Brian's affair, their marriage did not go according to plan.
Today they are co-authors of the best-selling book. "My husband's romance was the best thing that ever happened to me." A story about their long journey to healing, recovery, and forgiveness, and the launch of the Beyond Affairs Network.
This is by far the largest organized community of couples going through a difficult period due to infidelity.
2. CheatingSupport.com
This is an online community that values the privacy of the individual or couple. Many support groups believe in their own weakness in order to overcome adversity.
However, many couples who struggle to heal during their turbulent times do not want the world to know about their romance.
This is understandable because judgment and abuse from third parties can destroy the hard work couples have put in to mend their relationship.
CheatingSupport.com sets the stage and builds a community while maintaining complete privacy.
3. SurvivingInfidelity.com
An alternative to CheatingSupport.com. It's an old school message board with ads. The community is semi-active and is regulated by forum moderators.
4. InfidelityHelpGroup.com
A secular version of Cheating Support.com focused on restoring trust through the guidance of religious beliefs.
They have a strong stance against people who sacrifice themselves in order to continue loving the deceiver when their romance is exposed.
5. Facebook
There are many local infidel support groups on Facebook. Search to find out more about your area or nearby major cities.
Be careful when interacting on Facebook. You'll need an active profile to be accepted by most group moderators. It reveals your identity and your spouse on social media.
Depending on your privacy settings, participation in Facebook group posts may also appear in the news feeds of mutual friends.
6. Infidelity Survivors Anonymous (ISA)
This group strictly follows the AA model. They are neutral and have their own version of the 12-step program to help them cope with the trauma of betrayal and other consequences of infidelity.
Encounters are closed and for survivors only. Events typically take place in Texas, California, and New York, but in the US, meetings can be sponsored in various regions.
They hold annual three-day retreat workshops that include meditation sessions, fellowship meetings, and usually a keynote speaker.
7. Daily Strength
This is a general support group with several subcategories including infidelity. It's a forum type support group with thousands of members.
Daily Strength is useful for people who have many problems due to the domino effect caused by infidelities such as suicidal thoughts and alcoholism.
8. Meetup.com
Meet up is a platform that people mainly use to find people nearby with the same hobbies and interests. There are infidel support groups on the Meetup platform.
Support groups for committed spouses are informal and the agenda is set by the local organizer. Don't wait for the time-honored 12/13-step program like AA does.
9. Andrew Marshall Events
Andrew is a UK based family therapist and author of self-development books on marriage and infidelity. Since 2014, he has been traveling the world and hosting one-off small group therapy sessions in support of infidelity led by him.
Visit his website if there is a therapy session in your area.
10. Devoted Wives Club
It started when infidelity survivor El Grant started blogging to express her feelings after being the victim of what she calls a "home breaker." She used the blog to eventually forgive her husband and a third party after coming to terms with her own feelings through the blog.
In the end, he gathered a lot of followers, and they created their own community.
11 Human Initiative
This is a UK helpline that helps men cope with infidelity and other forms of domestic violence. It is a non-profit organization run entirely by volunteers and donations.
12. Infidelity Recovery Institute
If you feel you need a more formal setting with recovery activities based on the AA model. IRI offers self-help materials, including for men.
They also offer educational-like online courses to help you and your spouse deal with infidelity.
Support groups can really help overcome pain
Support groups are not a silver bullet for overcoming the pain of betrayal and infidelity. Time heals all wounds, and there will be days when people will need another person to lean on. Ideally, this person should be your spouse, but many partners do not want to rely on them.
It's understandable to get away from the source of pain and lend a helping hand somewhere else when it comes to infidelity. After all, they have eroded their trust and destroyed their faith in you as a person.
Support groups can provide such helping hands. But if you really want to get well, it must be temporary. Your spouse is the person you should trust the most, the first choice when you need a shoulder to cry on. Both partners have a long hard road to recovery.
This will not happen if both parties do not restore each other's trust. Devoted spouse support groups will do everything in their power to help, but ultimately both partners must do the hard work and pick up where they left off.
This is where most support groups fail. Many people feel that the group should do all the work for them. Support, by definition, provides only guidance and assistance. You are still the main character of your story. The task of the protagonist is to defeat the demons.
Appendix A. Adultery. Family secrets that interfere with life
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Appendix A. Adultery
Dave Carder
Almost all Christians are well aware of one "secret", which, however, is rarely discussed openly. We are talking about the propensity of some church leaders, including individual clergymen, to immoral sexual behavior, namely, to adultery. True, recently the veil of secrecy has not become so dense - the ubiquitous journalists, having learned about the unseemly precedents of the scandalous sexual behavior of church authorities, widely covered them in the media. Following the secular media appearances, many religious publications also published numerous articles that raised questions about the morality and spirituality of Christian leaders. There have been heated discussions on these topics.
Most of the discussions focused on proposals to prevent prodigal sin by deepening piety and spirituality. Few participants in the discussions mentioned in passing the psychological reasons for the sinful behavior of pastors. I closely followed the publications, but in none of them did I find a serious analysis of the "earthly" factors that make a person succumb to sexual temptation. But in cases of adultery, it is these factors that play a decisive role. The disease is easier to prevent than to treat later. I would like you, dear readers - both church leaders and ordinary Christians - to clearly imagine the reasons that lead people to sinful acts in the field of sexual relations. Armed with the necessary information, you will be able to understand if you are in the “risk group” and draw the necessary conclusions for yourself.
First, I will list some regularities well-known to psychologists:
1. The propensity to enter into extramarital affairs is largely determined by the characteristics of the individual, and not only by the "level of spirituality."
2. A huge influence on the propensity to enter into extramarital relationships is exerted by “unfinished business” (unresolved problems) that a person has taken out of the parental family.
3. Almost all cases of adultery are quite predictable (in other words, there are patterns of behavior and certain circumstances in which the risk of falling increases dramatically).
4. Cases of adultery can be divided into three groups. Each group has its own characteristics that determine the specifics of recovery and psychotherapeutic approaches.
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