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It actually took awhile for me to figure that out. He isn't reciprocal almost at all - interactions are very one sided. Initially I took that as a hint that he wasn't interested in me at all friend or otherwise. I figured out eventually that it's just the way he is, and it's nothing to do with...

I've given him names and contact info for some top notch therapists in the area, but he just recently moved and I'm not sure what resources are available to him at his new location (I am a good 5 hours away now unfortunately). I am direct and straight forward when I need to ask/talk to him in a...

Instead of giving all the details and excessive backstory I'll keep it simple. ex-infantry guy, we aren't dating and I know it's not really likely for a number of reasons. He is medicated, not in therapy, is not fully aware of his triggers. what works? what doesn't work? What are things I...

The thing that's hard is he is difficult to communicate with. For a long time I didn't know if he wanted me to leave him alone or not. It seems he is used to people just bailing on him and not having the patience. I have gotten frustrated and said I was going to - but I haven't and I won't. I am...

Oh man this would be so immensly helpful. It's so hard to tell if what you are doing is good or bad, especially when it's like talking to a wall.

If you are in therapy - one thing that really helped me was when my therapist would call me out every time I said something negative about myself. I did not realize how much I put myself down until this happened. If your internal voice keeps telling you these things, looking at books about self...

It's difficult being in a position where I cannot help more knowing how difficult things were for me. Sometimes I get frustrated with him, but I do my best to be patient and continue building trust.

I met an ex-infantry guy 6 months ago or so, and it's been a strange friendship. I have struggled with civilian PTSD myself, so I know a little about what sorts of things I'm dealing with. I know what I need, and how I liked to be treated and what my issues/triggers are. In some ways we are kind...

He had a therapist but wasn't really jiving with him - I gave him the names of a couple specialists I knew of in our area that he hadn't heard of. I don't think he will get it into it with me too much about it right now, but I will bring it up again. He has great resources available to him, so...

I have some experience with PTSD myself, but I've never really met anybody with combat ptsd. I know we experience similar symptoms, but I am assuming his are obviously far worse than mine. He is pretty open about things, and his mental health hasn't been the best. He isn't presently in therapy...

I was raped by someone known to me in the past. I also had a drug problem, and had kind of an unhealthy outlook in regards to sex. I've been victimized by men often throughout my life and is what triggered my ptsd diagnoses in the past. Though I no longer fit the PTSD criteria, I feel weird...

So I went back to see my therapist, and she revealed her new diagnoses to me. I now have no diagnosable mental disorder! She said I do have symptoms of things, but not enough diagnosable criteria. For the remainder of my time with her, we will be working on emotional regulation since I have...

I have a re-occurring nightmare - but nothing while I am awake.