Gosh! I am so glad that I started this thread because it has helped me so much because even normal people have problems with dating but PTSD sufferers have the added handicap. I'm going to therapist twice a week ($$$$$) and working on myself. I'm probably much older than everyone on here and have been trying to "get cured" after so many years of therapy and still working at it. My friends like me and I'm highly sociable and good at relationships except for the fact that I have a blind spot - I am so used to dysfunctional people that I often brush off warning signs or worse yet, try to be tolerate them out of pity. Let's keep this thread going. I learn something every day from your experiences.
The thing that I do want to say to encourage all of you is that I have had good relationships and although PTSD is not a walk in the park for many potential mates, if you find that special person that can work with you, it was the most healing thing in my life to be loved by a man unconditionally. That man died five years ago but I think he changed my life. If someone can put up with my "rollercoaster from Hell" emotions, anyone can find someone out there to love them.
