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Hi!
I'm new to this forum and English is not my first language, so please be gentle with me. :unsure:
I share a flat with my sufferer, who is also my boyfriend, for nearly seven years now. A few months ago we found out that it's actually PTSD he is suffering from. I'm doing everything I can to help him with that. I have a job and I study to become a teacher, I do all the chores, our finances (which includes his welfare), try to find a therapist for him. I also talk a whole lot with him about his condition. Well actually I do a lot of listening while he talks about his PTSD.
And the last bit is starting to become a problem. There are a lot of days when I come home from work or university and the rest of the day seems to be all about him and his PTSD. I find it very hard to carve out time for myself and things that relax me.
I love him and I wanna help him and be there for him. Often I experience feelings of guilt and selfishness, simply because I just want a few hours alone.
How do you cope with that?
I'm new to this forum and English is not my first language, so please be gentle with me. :unsure:
I share a flat with my sufferer, who is also my boyfriend, for nearly seven years now. A few months ago we found out that it's actually PTSD he is suffering from. I'm doing everything I can to help him with that. I have a job and I study to become a teacher, I do all the chores, our finances (which includes his welfare), try to find a therapist for him. I also talk a whole lot with him about his condition. Well actually I do a lot of listening while he talks about his PTSD.
And the last bit is starting to become a problem. There are a lot of days when I come home from work or university and the rest of the day seems to be all about him and his PTSD. I find it very hard to carve out time for myself and things that relax me.
I love him and I wanna help him and be there for him. Often I experience feelings of guilt and selfishness, simply because I just want a few hours alone.
How do you cope with that?