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title: "1 Betrayal-trauma Quotes By Sandra Lee Dennis"
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> [“Blame is a Defense Against Powerlessness Betrayal trauma changes you. You have endured a life-altering shock, and are likely living with PTSD symptoms— hypervigilance, flashbacks and bewilderment—with broken trust, with the inability to cope with many situations, and with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-lee-dennis/blame-is-a-defense-against-powerlessness-betrayal-trauma-changes-you/)

[Sandra Lee Dennis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-lee-dennis/)

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## More by Sandra Lee Dennis

> [“Blame is a Defense Against Powerlessness Betrayal trauma changes you. You have endured a life-altering shock, and are likely living with PTSD symptoms— hypervigilance,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-lee-dennis/blame-is-a-defense-against-powerlessness-betrayal-trauma-changes-you/)

[Sandra Lee Dennis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-lee-dennis/)

> [“We must pass through acute loneliness to learn that we are not alone.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-lee-dennis/we-must-pass-through-acute-loneliness-to-learn-that-we-are-not-alone/)

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> [“Some of us will admit to a simple fascination with the inner world for its own sake, a fascination with no further goal than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-lee-dennis/some-of-us-will-admit-to-a-simple-fascination-with-the-inner-world/)

[Sandra Lee Dennis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-lee-dennis/)

> [“…I came to consider betrayal a moral violation of another's humanity—akin to torture.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-lee-dennis/i-came-to-consider-betrayal-a-moral-violation-of-another-s-humanity/)

[Sandra Lee Dennis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-lee-dennis/)

> [“Few things are as painful as the unfulfilled desire to be near to another you love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-lee-dennis/few-things-are-as-painful-as-the-unfulfilled-desire-to-be-near-to/)

[Sandra Lee Dennis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-lee-dennis/)

> [“Attitude Is Everything We live in a culture that is blind to betrayal and intolerant of emotional pain. In New Age crowds here on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-lee-dennis/attitude-is-everything-we-live-in-a-culture-that-is-blind-to-betrayal/)

[Sandra Lee Dennis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-lee-dennis/)

> [“Betrayal annihilates trust. The more trust there is to begin with, and the more deception is involved, the more damage is done.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-lee-dennis/betrayal-annihilates-trust-the-more-trust-there-is-to-begin-with-and/)

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