LisaBlanca
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It's so hard to tease it all apart. How do I support my husband to wellness after Major Depressive dx and after I stopped him from killing himself, after he disclosed that he had been seeing prostitutes? What are the major "players" that I need to work on first? My EMDR therapist wants to start with family of origin, and I 'get' her approach, yet I am having flashbacks now of "the scene". She is going to help me with that next session. I won't even get into his car, b/c that's where he attempted.
I think we both have PTSD, frankly, even though his primary dx = acute major depressive disorder. Can two married people, both with trauma, heal while together? I wonder? I was going to leave him, but chose not to, mostly b/c I couldn't deal with all of this and a divorce at the same time. (oh, during an out-of-state move too.)
Anyone else w/ PTSD have a partner with PTSD/mental illness/infidelity? I feel like no one else can 'really' get me. It was prostitutes, btw. We went through a scare re: HIV. Negative. We are both professionals, but since this happened, neither one of us has been able to work.
My entire world crashed around me. I'm sure I am not the only one to feel that way. I'm a smart, perceptive woman, but he had me fooled. Or maybe not? Maybe I stuck my head in the sand, unconsciously?
I think we both have PTSD, frankly, even though his primary dx = acute major depressive disorder. Can two married people, both with trauma, heal while together? I wonder? I was going to leave him, but chose not to, mostly b/c I couldn't deal with all of this and a divorce at the same time. (oh, during an out-of-state move too.)
Anyone else w/ PTSD have a partner with PTSD/mental illness/infidelity? I feel like no one else can 'really' get me. It was prostitutes, btw. We went through a scare re: HIV. Negative. We are both professionals, but since this happened, neither one of us has been able to work.
My entire world crashed around me. I'm sure I am not the only one to feel that way. I'm a smart, perceptive woman, but he had me fooled. Or maybe not? Maybe I stuck my head in the sand, unconsciously?