Hello all,
I'm new here and have posted a couple of things but really haven't talked to anyone....
but I have a concern, and any vets with combat ptsd who have an opinion on this please let me know!
My close friend, I would say my best friend, and also the love of my life (though we are not a couple) is a former marine who has ptsd. He is VERY open about it and is all about some communication, which I know is so important and healthy. He has said for the past 5 months that he was going to go back into therapy.
Well, last night he told me that he has decided not to. He said he is very in touch with his feelings, and if he needs to talk to someone, he knows who to call. He won't take meds either. He has before and doesn't like how they make him feel.
How healthy is this???? He is VERY in touch with what he is feeling, but he has also had serious ups and downs. He went from wanting a relationship with me, to being unsure, to telling me recently he will never want to be with me. (ouch and ouch some more).
But he still talks to me for hours on the phone. He keeps his distance physically though. Which is hard for me.
Anyway- if he doesn't go to therapy will he get worse?? Or can he really be that in touch with what he is feeling?? I know he reads all books on ptsd and therapy.
I'm worried about him.:dontknow:
Kittykat
I'm new here and have posted a couple of things but really haven't talked to anyone....
but I have a concern, and any vets with combat ptsd who have an opinion on this please let me know!
My close friend, I would say my best friend, and also the love of my life (though we are not a couple) is a former marine who has ptsd. He is VERY open about it and is all about some communication, which I know is so important and healthy. He has said for the past 5 months that he was going to go back into therapy.
Well, last night he told me that he has decided not to. He said he is very in touch with his feelings, and if he needs to talk to someone, he knows who to call. He won't take meds either. He has before and doesn't like how they make him feel.
How healthy is this???? He is VERY in touch with what he is feeling, but he has also had serious ups and downs. He went from wanting a relationship with me, to being unsure, to telling me recently he will never want to be with me. (ouch and ouch some more).
But he still talks to me for hours on the phone. He keeps his distance physically though. Which is hard for me.
Anyway- if he doesn't go to therapy will he get worse?? Or can he really be that in touch with what he is feeling?? I know he reads all books on ptsd and therapy.
I'm worried about him.:dontknow:
Kittykat