You can only be betrayed by somebody you trust, and said betrayal marks the irrevocable death of said trust. I hate to make it seem all clean and straightforward, because you go through a dizzying array of thoughts and emotions, but since it is a death, you go through the stages of grief (your mileage may vary on the order, although denial probably comes first and acceptance always comes last). Denial - there's no way they could have done that! I know them! They would never have pulled that crap! Betrayal is shocking; this is how you'll probably initially respond to that shock. Anger - self explanatory. This one is obviously pretty intense, and has led me to do things I am not at all proud of. Bargaining - because you KNOW and TRUST this person. Doing what they've done to you just isn't in their character, right? It could have been circumstantial, a brief lapse in judgement, arm-twisting, something else you weren't privy to. This is the worst one, I think. Most people don't give their trust to others very easily, so the first instinct is to repair the trust you've spent so much time building so carefully. It's very dangerous since it does have a certain charm, and giving into it just puts you in the position to be betrayed by this person again, and again, and again. Depression - again, self-explanatory. This part sucks. Losing something you've trusted leaves a hole in your life and routine, whether this was a business relationship or a personal one. It's difficult to see what could possibly go where something previously simply was and was going to be. Acceptance - you'll get here eventually. I promise. When did you face your biggest betrayal? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #theblendspace #bloomsandpoems #suffocation #lovedones #acceptance #depression #anxiety #anger #poetry #poetrycommunity #passionofpoetry #poemcollector #passion #prosepoetry #poetrylovers #poetryisnotdead #poetryislife #poetsociety #poetryporn #poetrygram #poetsandwriters #poeticsoul #poetryworld #poetrybooks #poeticworld #darkpoetry #emotionsonpages #poeticgram #poetrygasm #betrayl (at New York City U.S.A.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRdcb5ADNeA/?utm_medium=tumblr
