bewildered
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As I mentioned elsewhere, my wife has recently broken down. She seems like a different person all of a sudden. We always knew there were some latent issues, but I never expected it to come out so drastically.
My question for you all is about latent PTSD. Her process getting up to Canada was a long and stressful one; we had to live in a confined space for a long period of time. She was also isolated from her family and friends, she clung to me for much of it and we spent almost all of our time together for almost 4 years. When she left, something in her snapped, and she came back a different person.
When she returned, our whole house was triggering to her. She was having physiological symptoms like nausea in my presence. Anything that reminded her of how entangled we were became threatening. She moved a mattress into her office and made that her space. She pushed me almost right out of her heart and life, pulling out memories of our relationship that proved to her I was manipulative and controlling over the years. She doubts even marrying me in the first place. She even went as far as worrying about me destroying her art and hurting her cat, something which was done to her in a previous abusive relationship.
Is this all common when latent PTSD comes out? Will it pass, is there anything I should or shouldn't do? I am trying to understand what is happening, what is her, and what is stemming from PTSD symptoms.
Thanks!
My question for you all is about latent PTSD. Her process getting up to Canada was a long and stressful one; we had to live in a confined space for a long period of time. She was also isolated from her family and friends, she clung to me for much of it and we spent almost all of our time together for almost 4 years. When she left, something in her snapped, and she came back a different person.
When she returned, our whole house was triggering to her. She was having physiological symptoms like nausea in my presence. Anything that reminded her of how entangled we were became threatening. She moved a mattress into her office and made that her space. She pushed me almost right out of her heart and life, pulling out memories of our relationship that proved to her I was manipulative and controlling over the years. She doubts even marrying me in the first place. She even went as far as worrying about me destroying her art and hurting her cat, something which was done to her in a previous abusive relationship.
Is this all common when latent PTSD comes out? Will it pass, is there anything I should or shouldn't do? I am trying to understand what is happening, what is her, and what is stemming from PTSD symptoms.
Thanks!