I have been married to a woman with PTSD for over ten years and don't plan on leaving. It is hard, but I married her, not the PTSD. Though scary, I think companionship is worth the risk and there are people willing to embrace you. After all, you are special right?
A bit of a twist here that it is my wife who has PTSD and I am looking for friends to talk about experiences and get support so that I can continue to support my wife in turn.
I am a spouse of a PTSD sufferer. I have been with my wife for over ten years who has PTSD and it has been a revelation to say the least to become educated about PTSD and realize how many behaviors stem from it. It really helps me to understand but that does not mean it is easy.
I would like to meet people who are married to a spouse diagnosed with PTSD and how that creates intimacy issues. I am toughing it out, but losing steam and feel that commiserating would help as well as some advice on how to cope. We are in marriage counseling and she is in intensive personal...