Recent content by DaveyMac

Having had a traumatic 4 years, and a much more traumatic past 18 months I am struggling daily. Suicidal thoughts are never far away and apart from two serious attempts I am just about keeping them at bay, my question is am I just surviving as opposed to living and if that's the case as I...

That's unfortunately what happens with PTSD sometimes, often it feels like it will never end. But nothing is permanent, everything can change, my partner since school, over 20 years, including 10 years of marriage, left me last year without explanation only to say my PTSD was too much for her to...

Don't give up on him, he is not doing it to hurt you, I have Complex PTSD and I have very recently lost my wife because of this shutting out, it was the last thing that I wanted, give him time, express your fears to him. Have you considered joint counselling? Sometimes a third party can reignite...

This is my first post, so let me explain. I am a man in my early 40's, four years ago I was diagnosed with Complex PTSD and depression, stemming from a two year period of repeated sexual abuse by a male teacher. This has gone through the criminal courts, he plead guilty to all charges and is...

It's sad, very sad, that you can't see your kids and your kids can't see you, but remember a mothers instinct is to protect her children, she is more than likely not doing this to spite you.

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