Retroactive Jealousy Treatment: 3 Ways You Can Beat Retroactive Jealousy

If you suffer from OCD-like, repetitive jealous thoughts about your partner’s past, there are several forms of retroactive jealousy treatment you can try. 

Firstly, let’s take a look at just what is retroactive jealousy?

What are the different ways it manifests itself? And what are the different forms of retroactive jealousy treatment you can apply to each?

What Is Retroactive Jealousy?

Retroactive jealousy is a condition in which the sufferer becomes angry, upset, mistrustful, jealous, judgmental, and fearful of a partner’s past.

This jealousy usually falls into one of two camps:

• Retroactive jealousy over a husband/wife, boy/girlfriend’s sexual past.
• Retroactive jealousy over a husband/wife, boy/girlfriend’s romantic past.

In general, men tend to fall more into the first camp, and women into the second. But there are no hard and fast rules about this.

(Here’s a look at what causes retroactive jealousy and why it affects men and women differently.)

Retroactive jealousy in men is often characterized as a Madonna-whore complex, meaning he has divided women up into saints and sinners.

Whether you suffer from retroactive jealousy over a partner’s sexual past or over their former relationships, the symptoms are usually the same:

• Repetitive thoughts and “mini-movies” about a partner being with someone from the past.
• Feelings of judgment about a partner’s past.
• Feelings of anxiety.
• A desire to find out as much as possible about a partner’s past.
• Arguments with said partner about their past.

So, how to do you overcome retroactive jealousy?

There Are 3 Main Types Of Retroactive Jealousy Treatment You Can Try

1. Retroactive Jealousy Therapy

This form of retroactive jealousy treatment isn’t something I advise.

Overall, it’s confusing and time-consuming trying to decide which form of therapy to take. It’s expensive. And your therapist has probably not suffered from retroactive jealousy themselves.

In my opinion it’s doubtful whether talking about your childhood as most traditional therapy dictates will be of much help.

(You can read about this in more detail here: Should You Pay For Retroactive Jealousy Therapy?)

2. Retroactive Jealousy Self-Treatment

You could always go it alone and try and beat retroactive jealousy by yourself.

Many sufferers think overcoming retroactive jealousy can be achieved by reading about it, thinking about it and talking to their partner about it.

As you may have realized, though, this rarely works.

Others search out prescription drugs to help ease their anxiety but, again, I feel this is unnecessary.

It’s kind of a slippery slope once you start taking drugs and I wouldn’t recommend it when there are other drug-free options out there.

3. Retroactive Jealousy Course

I have a course entitled “Overcoming Retroactive Jealousy 101” that’s been proven to cure retroactive jealousy for good.

I also have a book “The Ultimate Retroactive Jealousy Cure: How To Stop Being Jealous Of Your Partner’s Past in 12 Steps” that can help.

Rather than spend a small fortune on retroactive jealousy therapy, or spend another six months in agony trying to work out how to stop being jealous, either of these will show you what to do.

Step-by-step, these products will take you from the judgmental, anxiety-ridden you to a happier you, free from retroactive jealousy.

Check out some customer testimonials here.

Or drop me a line if you want to chat.

Onward!

Jeff