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General Husband Has PTSD... Need Advice!

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Also this one.. lol sorry slow on the posting today:

[DLMURL]http://www.ptsdforum.org/thread5613.html#post42709[/DLMURL]
 
i can see how some people can separate PTSD and secondary PTSD, but i also think that in some situations someone can have both in various degrees.

A lot of my issues are from secondary PTSD, however, after getting beat and battered, especially after a severe beating, someone can develop PTSD symptoms. each incident of physical abuse is traumatic. and 3 years of it can really affect someone. and every situation is different. i dont take anything away from anyone who has PTSD or secondary PTSD. each has their own sitaution and no 2 situations are exactly the same. if 2 people standing together saw or went thru something traumatic, one may be affected more then the other. as in the case of the US army. a unit will be in hardcore combat and see and experience the same thing, but only a few of them develop PTSD.

And from my experience living with my husband and his PTSD, i can relate to him in a lot of ways, not every way, but we do share a lot of the same feelings and issues. I am not the kind of person who will say I relate to EVERYTHING you are going thru. i might be able to relate to a few things, but no one can ever relate fully to someone elses experiences.
 
the counselor i was refered to see after the last incident between my husband and i, did an intake assessment and diagnosed me with PTSD and depressive tendancies. its just a mild degree, but she has never mentioned secondary whatsoever. so my apt today, im going to ask her about it.
 
this is a thread i posted when i first found this group last year... it might explain a little bit of whats happened to me even before i met my husband and he deployed... and why i think the way i do now.


[DLMURL]http://www.ptsdforum.org/thread250.html[/DLMURL]
 
Ah thank you for sharing that, I hadn't realized you had been here last year! Suppose it would help if I looked at your join date! :rolleyes:
 
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