10 Reasons Affairs Are So Hard to End: The Psychological Mirror
10 Reasons Affairs Are So Hard to End: The Psychological Mirror The phone vibrates face-down on the nightstand, and your heart thumps against your ribs like a trapped bird. You’ve promised yourself a dozen times that today is the day you walk away. You’ve even written the "goodbye" text in your notes app, only to delete it when the familiar ping of a notification sends a rush of heat through your chest. Why does ending this feel like trying to amputate a limb without anesthesia? I t isn't because you are weak. It isn't because you lack a moral compass or a sense of loyalty. As a psychologist, I’ve sat across from countless individuals who are drowning in the guilt of an extra-marital connection, yet they feel physically unable to let go. We often treat these situations as simple matters of "right vs. wrong," but the human brain doesn't work in binaries. It works in chemicals, childhood echoes, and survival mechanisms. ...
