Tag: mental health impact

• The Mental Health Impact of Affairs

  The psychological effects of affairs are complex and often contradictory. For some IE members, affairs provide relief from depression, anxiety, and the slow suffocation of unfulfilling marriages. For others, the secrecy creates new psychological burdens that compound existing distress. “Before my affair, I was on antidepressants,” Justine, 47, from Birmingham, told us. “I felt invisible…