EMOTIONAL WOUND THESAURUS

DISCOVERING A PARTNER'S SEXUAL ORIENTATION SECRET



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No one is honest all the time, and the occasional white lie can be harmless. But the more intimate the relationship, the more serious it is when one person deceives the other. When the lie itself revolves around who a person is on their most basic level, it escalates from a lie to a betrayal. The other person is left wondering what else the partner hasn't been honest about, how she could have missed something so obvious about the most important person in her life, and how the relationship will inevitably change because of this revelation. It's no wonder that a lie of this calibre can cause a lasting wound.

WOUND CATEGORY:
Misplaced Trust and Betrayals

BASIC NEEDS OFTEN COMPROMISED BY THIS WOUND:
love and belonging, esteem and recognition, self-actualization

LIES THAT MAY DEVELOP FOR CHARACTERS WITH THIS WOUND:
They can't trust anyone
They're destined to be alone
Their instincts suck
This happened because something is wrong with them
They're gullible enough to believe anything
No one will ever want to be with them now
People are never honest about the things that count

THE CHARACTER MAY FEAR:
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POSSIBLE RESPONSES AND RESULTS:
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POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES THAT MAY RESULT:
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NEGATIVE TRAITS THAT MAY RESULT:
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TRIGGERS THAT MIGHT AGGRAVATE THIS WOUND:
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STEPS TOWARD HEALING:
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OPPORTUNITIES TO FACE OR OVERCOME THIS WOUND:
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