This article was co-authored by Steven Hesky, PhD. Dr. Steven Hesky is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with over 37 years of experience. He specializes in long-term psychotherapy with adults and adolescents. His training includes Freudian, Jungian, and Existential approaches to psychotherapy, hypnosis, family therapy, marriage counseling, and biofeedback. Dr. Hesky holds a BA in Philosophy from Lake Forest College and an MA and PhD in Existential Clinical Psychology from Duquesne University.
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Have you been hurt in the past? Do you want to know how to trust again? The truth is everything starts from within. If you don't love yourself, how can you love others? If you don't accept yourself, how can you accept others? If you don't forgive yourself, how can you forgive others? If you don't trust yourself, how can you trust others? It takes time to build trust in a relationship. It takes even more time when trust has been broken. It is not impossible to rebuild trust. If you and your wife have trust issues, here are some steps to help you rebuild trust in your wife again.
Steps
Expert Q&A
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QuestionHow do I get over trust issues with my wife?Steven Hesky, PhDDr. Steven Hesky is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with over 37 years of experience. He specializes in long-term psychotherapy with adults and adolescents. His training includes Freudian, Jungian, and Existential approaches to psychotherapy, hypnosis, family therapy, marriage counseling, and biofeedback. Dr. Hesky holds a BA in Philosophy from Lake Forest College and an MA and PhD in Existential Clinical Psychology from Duquesne University.
Licensed Clinical PsychologistTry to be patient—trust takes time to develop again. Mutual counseling may help in the meantime, so you can both understand what the real issues in your relationship are. -
QuestionHow do you fix a broken marriage after cheating?Steven Hesky, PhDDr. Steven Hesky is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with over 37 years of experience. He specializes in long-term psychotherapy with adults and adolescents. His training includes Freudian, Jungian, and Existential approaches to psychotherapy, hypnosis, family therapy, marriage counseling, and biofeedback. Dr. Hesky holds a BA in Philosophy from Lake Forest College and an MA and PhD in Existential Clinical Psychology from Duquesne University.
Licensed Clinical PsychologistSupport and patience are key. The cheating individual should really stick by their partner as they go through whatever it is they have to go through in order to process and accommodate to everything.
References
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/your-wise-brain/201701/trust-yourself
- ↑ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/10-examples-of-why-things_b_10588562
- ↑ https://tinybuddha.com/blog/5-steps-to-deal-with-self-doubt-and-trust-your-self-again/
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/inviting-monkey-tea/201603/how-feel-better-and-trust-life
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/love-and-sex-in-the-digital-age/201703/after-cheating-restoring-relationship-trust
- ↑ Steven Hesky, PhD. Licensed Clinical Psychologist. Expert Interview. 2 September 2021.
- ↑ https://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20896491,00.html
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/living-forward/201609/how-rebuild-trust-someone-who-hurt-you
- ↑ Steven Hesky, PhD. Licensed Clinical Psychologist. Expert Interview. 2 September 2021.
- ↑ https://psychcentral.com/blog/3-ways-to-develop-self-trust/
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/enlightened-living/201106/5-steps-being-present
- ↑ Steven Hesky, PhD. Licensed Clinical Psychologist. Expert Interview. 2 September 2021.
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/midlife-matters/201811/how-be-grateful