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I Am Done, But I Am Stuck

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I am so f*cking sick of my husband and how he treats me when I am triggered. He swears to me ever f*cking time that he will comfort me when I am triggered, but instead he lectures me and tells me how he can't take it when I am triggered.

He lied to me, made me believe he was going to comfort me. We worked out cues and signals. and what doe she do when I I give the signal that he so reaassuing told me he would always comfort me right away. I belived him. He told me he fully understood. He always tells me he fully understand but when it happens, he yells at me and says "I got to jump and run, yes mam what every you order." Why can't I be good enough for him to want to do it.+

He says I want him trained like a dog. I just want to be good enough for someone to care enough about me to want to comfort me.

Why is it so hard to to give someone a hug. I have told him th eonly thing I really want in the worl is for someone to give me a hug with out me asking.

I spent my whole childhood trying to figure it out. All I remeber after I was raped when I was two years old was being scared and my trying to climb in my moms lap and her pushing me down. she said get off me you have boney elbows. I remember just being so scared. even though I don't remeber it happening, I still remeber the e.r. and them holding my down while they stiched me up down there.

and when I was sent to go live with my grandma and she would never touch me ever and I tried so hard to get hugs from the yard durty teacher and would watch her hug other kids, but no one thought I belonged at the school, because everyone else was only there because they were really rich and I was only there because I was reading at a 5th grade level in first grade and won a compitition but i was really poor and white trash.

But i would watch the other kids and try and copy them because i just wanted a hug, but everyone hated me and I always remeber thinking, can't anyone see how bad I am hurting.

Its why I latched on to my uncle when he moved in, I thought he really cared about me, but then I had to please him so attention, and he stopped paying attention to me less and less and I only had to please him and then he would ignore me so when I finaly said I had enough and ran out of the trailer he gave ,me a black eye right in front of my grandma, but even though she coached me on what to say to the dr she always denied it after that and said she remebered me throwing a snow glob at him which was a totaly different incident and he wasn't aroun di threw the snow glob at the fire place cause when I told them he molested me that said I was making it up and I better be sexually pure ofr I was going to hell and sluts make up stuff about being molested.


And then as an adult and bad things happened because I made the mistake of leaving my ex, and I asked my grandma for a hug and she just said "I can't you knwo i don't like hugs"
And that is all I have ever really wanted and i askl my husband over and over and I tell him, all I want is just to offered one with out having to ask or beg.

He is saying right now i think the world revolves me and I don't take into consideration his needs when I am triggered and he tells me Ihe has comforted me, I just don't notice so it must not be good enough. but I woul dknow
he is saying I am ordering him, but how is saying saying pelase I'll do anything you want ordering?


How do make him stop trying to alk to me and tell me things that hurt I have no where to go to get away from him
 
At some point in trying, there is no more point in trying any further. It doesn't take a lot to see what a PTSD person is having a bad time. Especially if you specifically and directly communicate those things to them. I don't understand how the people that are good with their partner get screwed over and can't ever seem to find the other people that are good with partners. How is it that the majority of people get partnered up with bad partners. I'm sorry for what you are having to deal with. It has got to suck.

On the other hand, everyone perceives things they way they will and that is their reality. So not seeing both sides, really not much can do other than reply to the side you have presented.
 
I'm sorry you are hurting so. Wish I could be there to give you some of those hugs you need.

Your husband reminds me a bit of my ex. Sigh.

It really isn't about you. It's about all those other people and their inability to give.

I wish I could fix it for you, but I am thinking of you. :hug::hug::hug:
 
I am so sorry you can not feel all the hugs being sent to you right now , by us.
Yes, you have to get out... is it his house or yours? Maybe he is the one that needs to leave..
There are many agencies that help this sort of situation....you just have to seek them out...
I know how you are feeling... but when you get a little more calm, you will see that there are people who will help locally. Can your T suggest some agencies that could help.... I'm sure your T will help in way possible.
Tonight, just take care of yourself the best you can.
 
He sounds like my dad, or at least the first half minus being married to him.

Has he read up on PTSD? I bought a sourcebook thats for the sufferer and the supporter. Its amazing if you want the link. Will he read it if you buy it or anything PTSD support related?

Im sorry that this is happening! I know how it feels! :hug:
 
Sending you the biggest bear hug there is. :hug:

All the people who haven't comforted you - it really is about them, not you. It is so heartbreaking to read how much you have done to even help him understand in advance and how he has promised and yet.., has totally dropped the ball and blamed you for it too!

It really does seem like him if he agreed on this at one point but then backs down when you really need it. It seems like you both want the same things be moment but then when it's time to put it into action, he's not there for you.

I think you are amazing. You haven't numbed out that desire for a hug, at least not completely. That's huge and goes to show your strength.., and the pain of this must go so deep too.
 
Thank you.

I can't leave leave and we are in massive debt from when he left me in febuary for a few weeks. Took out a lot of payday loans to cover the bills. I don't have a vehicle or I.D. (long story) so I am totaly dependent on him for transportation for medical stuff, bank stuff and getting my meds from the pharmacy. I have sought help from agencies and without beign able to track down my birthcertificate (very very long story) there isn't much they can do.

He knows about PTSD when I am not triggered he always tells me he understands and and seems so kind about it. Whe have gone over plans of what to do thousands of times, we have cue cards that were fridays idea and today was the first day I tried using them and he said he felt lieke he was being trained like a dog,

We were outside of 7-11 today and and some woman with a stroller said I woke her baby when I called out to my husband she said come here so I can slap you . Honestly, IU think she was homeless and there was no baby unless she had it burried under backpaks and garbage bags. I felt sorry for her but it totaly triggered me me too. I told the cashier to call the cops if she didn't leave me alone. She did, but my husband said I sounded mad and confriintational with the cashier. I remeber struggling to stay with it and not sure if i was making any sense. next thing I know my husband is tlleing me he is mad at me because I embaressed himand he is lecturing me on how he can't do it anymore. But then when I am not triggered he always tells me he doesn't mean those things.

He keeps telling me he comforted me thta he has done it over and over, I know he hasn't
 
I think that anyone can tell us anything we want to hear when things are going well. The true testament is made when we're not doing well/in crisis.

I'm not saying that people have to react perfectly in these moments, but it's all in the effort made. If I am in crisis and reach out to someone, do they make an effort to help me? Are they willing to put my needs ahead of theirs in that moment because that is what I require? I'm not trying to imply any selfishness, but I really do think that if I'm in crisis mode then a loved one should be able to set their own hang ups aside and help me. It's all about balance, because at other times I am willing to set my wants aside to do what's best for them.

Crisis/episode moments aren't the times to bring up feelings of the symptomatic person being selfish. This would be a complete deal breaker for me.

I don't want to sound harsh but I don't think this guy is treating you well at all. I don't think he understands PTSD episodes and the dynamics involved. Well, even if he can't understand he doesn't even make an effort to simply comfort you.

Can you make strides toward getting away from him? It sounds like you have a lot of challenges in front of you, but I don't think you'll ever be able to provide the 2 year old you with what she wants most-----a simple hug; to be held and comforted, unconditionally loved and accepted for who she is. I think she deserves that; I think you deserve that.
 
he is mad at me because I embaressed himand he is lecturing me on how he can't do it anymore

That def sounds like my dad. He told me that I embarrass him to the family because i have "issues". Really?

Tell him that if he cant support you while triggered, then you cant live like that anymore.

Im not saying divorce him or even seperate, Im saying tell him you will if he doesnt support you while triggered. This isnt fair for you AT ALL!

If he doesnt stop, you will need to decide if you guys should seperate but Id say right now lay down you foot, hard. Maybe, just maybe a threat of "shape up or ship out" and be firm and serious, maybe that will help?

Does he have anxiety that might be going up when you are triggered? When I explode my dad always holds his chest and says he's going to have a heart attack...he's 74, thats possible...but after so many times I got clued in it was anxiety that he's feeling...he's feeling his heart beat faster and anxiety feels like a heat attack and so now i say "no, you're feeling anxiety" so maybe when you get triggered, maybe he is experiencing anxiety and maybe thats why he gets mean then but when everything is calm he says he's sorry?

If so, thats good news, anxiety is very treatable but try to find out in a calm moment what he's feeling when you get triggered. See if he will tell you (better when he's appologizing) why he goes off.
 
7-11 lady sure sounds like a few bricks short of a load.

"How dare you wake my invisible mute baby." That's a new one to me. Though I would like to offer a suggestion should you ever run into her again.
Tell her to stop whining and a make a mobile from those cans and bits of string she is carting about. Like a responsible crazy invisible baby lady should be doing. :rolleyes:

On a more serious note. If your husband is really embarrassed by a random crazy taking exception to you. He needs to grow up a little bit. I don't like being harsh to people's husbands but that's kind of pathetic, honestly.
 
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