Positive psychology offers approaches that go beyond reducing emotional infidelity symptoms toward building the conditions for genuine flourishing.
PERMA and Emotional Infidelity
Martin Seligman's PERMA model identifies five elements of wellbeing relevant to emotional infidelity:
- Positive emotions: Deliberately cultivating joy, gratitude, and pleasure alongside emotional infidelity treatment
- Engagement: Flow states that create absorption and counter emotional infidelity
- Relationships: Quality connections that buffer against emotional infidelity
- Meaning: Purpose that persists despite emotional infidelity
- Achievement: Progress toward goals, even while managing emotional infidelity
Signature Strengths and Emotional Infidelity
Research shows that using your top character strengths in new ways is a robust emotional infidelity intervention. The VIA Character Strengths survey identifies your strengths.
Integrating Positive Psychology with Emotional Infidelity Treatment
Positive psychology doesn't replace emotional infidelity treatment — it complements it. Treating emotional infidelity removes obstacles; positive psychology builds the structure of a fulfilling life.