These are some forums that helped me immensely.
Quora has many forums on Infidelity, Emotional Abuse and Narcissism Abuse
I am partial to the Facebook Groups because you will find a great mix of compassion with tough love:
- Chump Lady Nation (Infidelity Support) Pro leave the cheating A hole.
- “Post-Infidelity Stress Disorder (PISD) – Surviving the Battle in Love”
And of course the Chumplady.com blog which is where I got a needed dose of reality.
Here is the inevitable forum lingo:
AP: affair partner
BS: betrayed spouse
D-day: the day of discovery of an affair
Cluster B: type of personality disorders; includes narcissistic, borderline, histrionic, and antisocial
EA: emotional affair
FW: fuckwit
HW: home wrecker
IC: individual counseling
LTA: long-term affair
MC: marriage counseling (for couples)
NC: no contact
Gray rock
ONS: one night stand
OW/OM: other woman/man
Pick-me Dance: the fruitless efforts of a betrayed spouse to keep their relationship going after d-day
STBX: soon to be ex
Trickle-truth: admitting to the bare minimum that explains the evidence, then as more evidence is discovered, admitting to just enough to encompass that evidence as well
WS wayward spouse (just refer to your cheater as a cheater, please)