Betrayal trauma is a soul level violation. Relational betrayal hits deep. Not only is it an intentionally deceptive act, but it violates the fabric of soul-level trust that has been offered to your partner. Everything becomes distorted because you are left questioning if any of what you experienced was real. This level of violation causes a great rupture to your foundation of safety and security, often causing you to lose faith in love, in people, but more so in yourself... You stop trusting your own instincts and intuition.