There’s group for betrayed partners to focus on their own healing. But this book may be what your looking for.
I feel for you. Even in age difference and all our stories are very similar
(23F)My PA(28M) and I are both seeing CSATs, certified sex addiction therapists
Which can be found: IITAP Search
I’ve been with mine six months and things have only gotten marginally better.. it’s soo exhausting
I’d recommend looking into the term DARVO
You’re experiencing betrayal trauma. My therapist said the snooping & asking for reassurance of no relapse is all safety seeking behavior — a trauma response
Addicts lie, manipulate, gaslight, blame shift, play the victim
Please recognize you’re in a highly emotionally abusive relationship
This big dark PA cloud will consume you and your relationship — it already has
He is not meeting your needs and you are a person who is deserving to have their needs met
Please center yourself in this and give yourself the love you’re deserving
I know you have this vision of him and who he is / was suppose to be. I know in that vision he was not treating you the way he is now. That needs acknowledging
Prodependence: Moving Beyond Codependency https://www.amazon.com/dp/075732035X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_i_.FN1FbP4TDQ8A
Out of the Doghouse: A Step-by-Step Relationship-Saving Guide for Men Caught Cheating https://www.amazon.com/dp/0757319211/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_i_6JN1FbK7GM1G4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
You can’t do this hard work for him. He has to want it more than anything.
You have your own hard work to do on yourself. Giving your time, knowledge production, and labor to his issues takes away from your personal growth.
I believe in you. I believe in your needs being met and receiving the love and attention you deserve — without begging for it.