i do not have PTSD. But it appears my girlfriend does. There is a long history, but essentially right now we're separated. I'm in Florida and she's in Pennsylvania with her parents. She had a crazy medical scare in February while we were living together, and I was there with her throughout, but she came really close to dying. We've been together over 2 years.
Afterwards she started drinking heavily and we were having problems. I eventually told her to move out before trying to take it back a couple of days later, but her parents had already bought her a ticket to leave. We agreed to work on our problems long distance and stay together. However upon her leaving, she withdrew from me more and more. We weren't talking very much. Suddenly, about a week ago, she just cut off contact with me completely.
I've been going crazy. Her parents are coming down to get her stuff, which was planned months ago. I have a great relationship with her mom, who eventually revealed to me that she's in treatment for PTSD and going thru steps and I'm "one of the steps"? What does this mean? Have I lost this woman that I'm insanely in love with? Is this a cover and she just doesn't want to be with me? I'm trying to understand what's happening, so I have no idea about steps as they relate to PTSD. I'm an emotional wreck over this. I understand that my description of the relationship isn't exactly positive, but that was mostly to save time. I have never felt a connection with another human like I did/do with this woman.
Afterwards she started drinking heavily and we were having problems. I eventually told her to move out before trying to take it back a couple of days later, but her parents had already bought her a ticket to leave. We agreed to work on our problems long distance and stay together. However upon her leaving, she withdrew from me more and more. We weren't talking very much. Suddenly, about a week ago, she just cut off contact with me completely.
I've been going crazy. Her parents are coming down to get her stuff, which was planned months ago. I have a great relationship with her mom, who eventually revealed to me that she's in treatment for PTSD and going thru steps and I'm "one of the steps"? What does this mean? Have I lost this woman that I'm insanely in love with? Is this a cover and she just doesn't want to be with me? I'm trying to understand what's happening, so I have no idea about steps as they relate to PTSD. I'm an emotional wreck over this. I understand that my description of the relationship isn't exactly positive, but that was mostly to save time. I have never felt a connection with another human like I did/do with this woman.
