Betrayal in the ICU: My 20‑Year Relationship Crumbled While I Was Fighting for My Life September 8, 2025September 9, 2025 Sumo Sized Ginger Motivation, Resource, Uncategorized betrayal, betrayal in the ICU, C-PTSD, character assassination, deconstructing a lie, desecration, Emotional Abuse, emotional betrayal during illness, gaslighting, healing journey, heartbreak, ICU, ICU betrayal, lying spouse, medical trauma story, moral injury, my story, narcissistic abuse, psychological manipulation, reclaiming narrative, reclaiming narrative after manipulation, relationship breakdown, relationship breakdown in hospital, separation, speaking truth, survival, survivor narrative, Toxic Partner, Trauma, Vulnerability Raw first‑person account of betrayal during a life‑threatening ICU stay — survival, rage, and the fight to reclaim truth.