libbylouise27
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For over a year I have been engaged to the love of my life. She has PTSD. I knew this going into the relationship and it did not even make me think twice. She has had an awful life, and never had a moment in her 30 some years of living to get help for this. Until she met me. We had that amazing, loving, so cute it's disgusting relationship. We were both the happiest we have ever been. She finally felt comfortable telling someone (me) her details of the endless trauma she has been through since childhood and it of course triggered some episodes. We would be talking about something completely unrelated to anything abusive and something would remind her of an abuser and she would dissociate and pretty much black out. I only got hurt one time and it wasn't because she attacked me, I was trying to help her from hurting herself. So we both decided it was time to get her help.
As her trauma therapy neared she became more distant every single day. Then the therapy started and she checked out of the relationship completely and shut down from me almost entirely. She keeps saying I am one of her biggest triggers but she doesn't know why....I am so heartbroken over this. I have done everything I could from the day we met to show her a loving and happy life full of unconditional love. Now she broke off the engagement saying she can't feel love and is moving out in a couple of weeks. I am so confused. I was hoping either a sufferer or supporter could give me some insight on why I might be her biggest trigger when we had nothing but an amazing and loving relationship.
As her trauma therapy neared she became more distant every single day. Then the therapy started and she checked out of the relationship completely and shut down from me almost entirely. She keeps saying I am one of her biggest triggers but she doesn't know why....I am so heartbroken over this. I have done everything I could from the day we met to show her a loving and happy life full of unconditional love. Now she broke off the engagement saying she can't feel love and is moving out in a couple of weeks. I am so confused. I was hoping either a sufferer or supporter could give me some insight on why I might be her biggest trigger when we had nothing but an amazing and loving relationship.
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