sportsgirl
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My wife has PTSD and she does an amazing job of living with it. Of course I live with it too, but obviously not as long. In the short time we have been together I have learned a great deal about it, but there are times I have a hard time, a really hard time and I get super, super mad; this is one of those times.
Maybe I am spoiled because I grew up an only child, but I also grew up an only child of chronic alcoholic parents; it was always the booze and themselves before me. That made me very angry.
Sometimes with the PTSD I feel that anger. I hate even saying this, but I feel like "hey what about me? What about my feelings? What about the sacrifices I am making?"
One of the first things I learned about PTSD was it is not about you and I say that so often when my wife is in the throes of an episode. I am truly glad I can be there for her and I know she is doing the best she can.
My wife hates feeling like she is a burden, so that, in my mind, prevents me from sharing how I really feel. She's not a burden, but gosh when are my feelings are going to be important?
Sorry for babling.
Maybe I am spoiled because I grew up an only child, but I also grew up an only child of chronic alcoholic parents; it was always the booze and themselves before me. That made me very angry.
Sometimes with the PTSD I feel that anger. I hate even saying this, but I feel like "hey what about me? What about my feelings? What about the sacrifices I am making?"
One of the first things I learned about PTSD was it is not about you and I say that so often when my wife is in the throes of an episode. I am truly glad I can be there for her and I know she is doing the best she can.
My wife hates feeling like she is a burden, so that, in my mind, prevents me from sharing how I really feel. She's not a burden, but gosh when are my feelings are going to be important?
Sorry for babling.