| Transcending Post-Infidelity Stress Disorder (PISD): The Six Stages of Healing Contributor(s): Ortman, Dennis C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1587613344 ISBN-13: 9781587613340 Publisher: Celestial Arts OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: The discovery of a partners infidelity is heart-wrenching and traumatic. In TRANSCENDING POST-INFIDELITY STRESS DISORDER (PISD), Dennis Ortman likens the psychological aftermath of sexual betrayal to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in its origin and symptoms, including anxiety, irritability, rage, emotional numbing, and flashbacks. Using PTSD treatment as a model, Dr. Ortman presents steps to recovery from the pain of infidelity. With the authors PISD system, readers will find a structure to help them categorize emotions, face their rage, make important life decisions, and find wholeness, peace, and forgiveness. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Living - General |
| Dewey: 248.844 |
| LCCN: 2008033607 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.65 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: Have you been traumatized by infidelity? The phrase broken heart belies the real trauma behind the all-too-common occurrence of infidelity. Psychologist Dennis Ortman likens the psychological aftermath of sexual betrayal to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in its origin and symptoms, including anxiety, irritability, rage, emotional numbing, and flashbacks. Using PTSD treatment as a model, Dr. Ortman will show you, step by step, how to: - work through conflicting emotions- Understand yourself and your partner - Make important life decisions Dr. Ortman sees recovery as a spiritual journey and draws on the wisdom of diverse faiths, from Christianity to Buddhism. He also offers exercises to deepen recovery, such as guided meditations and journaling, and explores heart-wrenchingly familiar case studies of couples struggling with monogamy. By the end of this book, you will have completed the six stages of healing and emerged with a whole heart, a full spirit, and the freedom to love again. |