Recent content by Mouseshadow

You are right to feel the way you do. If he wants to find out more about your situation he needs to go straight to you. You shouldn't have to be dealing with this at all. If he bothered to research PTSD at all he would realize that the way you are is pretty normal for what you have been through.

Relationships alone are difficult and both parties' baggage usually shows up. I myself have not found it hard to discern between what is PTSD and what is inappropriate behaviour. For me, I really try to think hard about a few things. First, am I just being insecure? Secondly, PTSD or not, is...

Hopefully one of the ladies can come on here and give you a little better perspective. I have been seeing a woman with PTSD and have had similar experiences. You have very good instincts and you're very intuitive. There is probably more than meets the eye here. One of the hardest things for...

You came to the right place to learn about PTSD. The best thing I learned here was that assumptions are the root of most heartache. It's better to get the answers directly from her. I do recommend you learn about the "stress cup" analogy. It's possible that the added stress of a job has...

Bewitched, you are guilty of being human. I am headed down the same path with my girlfriend. I know she really wants us to work but she has to take care of herself first and it will always be that way. I took her shopping for Valentine's Day. I bought her a coat,dress, two pair of boots and...

My girlfriend loves me but she has never said it and she might never be able to. She has told me before that there have been times when she has been "terrified" of me for no reason. I went over to her place on Valentine's Day and I could tell she was extremely anxious. She could barely talk...

THANKS!

Thank you so much for your responses. She is in treatment. I realize that my level of affection has been way too high up to this point. It's a miracle she's let me get this close to her. I am more afraid of not trying my best than I am of this failing. If it doesn't work out it wasn't going...

You're right Justmehere. I only text her when she texts me but I do like to tell her I love her once a day before bed. Don't know if that's a good idea. I definitely felt abandoned at first but I had no idea what was going on. Now that I know she has PTSD I am committed to understanding and...

Thanks Kahlan! I realize that for me to be a true supporter I will have to grow as a person and face my own insecurites and misguided emotional reflexes. She is a great woman and to be with her I will have to be a better man. Win/win.

I am dating a wonderful woman who has PTSD and shuts down from time to time. I am a very sweet and romantic man and that is how I was able to get close to her. She has been in many abusive relationships and my personality allowed me to avoid a lot of her triggers. I have known her for months...

I've fallen in love with the most wonderful woman. She was the most challenging person to get close to. I courted her for 2 months and have been with her for 3 weeks. This week she withdrew from me emotionally and hardly talks to me at all except to say "Good Morning" and later in the day to...