Ep. 44: When You Can’t Stop Playing Detective

About this episode

Adam Nisenson discusses the common detective phase experienced by betrayed men and its connection to trauma.

After betrayal, your brain goes into overdrive trying to solve the puzzle. You dig through texts, check emails, replay timelines, and feel like if you can just find one more clue, it’ll all finally make sense. In this episode, Adam Nisenson, The Betrayal Shrink, speaks directly to the betrayed men who can’t stop searching for the truth and feel trapped by their own need to know more. This isn’t about obsession, it’s about trauma. Adam explains why the detective phase is common, why it’s not y...

People in this episode

Host: Adam Nisenson

Topics covered

• betrayal
• mental health
• trauma
• detective phase
• self-discovery

Keywords

• betrayal
• detective
• trauma
• mental health
• truth
• obsession
• clues

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