Recent content by NewHope19

Very true. That's another thing I initially struggled with when I started working in this field (what seems like eons ago). I can't and will not be able to save everyone. As of a few weeks ago I've even put alerts in my phone to remind myself of that. Kinda crazy but now more than ever I know I...

I do understand that this relationship promises me nothing. Being a supporter of someone with PTSD is an EXTREMELY thankless and possibly depressing job. That part I've been able to strangely accept. Dealing with patients that have life threatening illnesses and some who are terminal may have...

I totally agree with you. I stated that it is tied to abandonment due to the current state of many of his relationships. However, he is a combat vet. He did a few tours in Iraq and Afghanistan along with a few other special ops missions. While he hasn't laid out in detail, all that he has seen...

Well, I couldn't take the "radio silence" anymore and showed up (halfway across the country, mind you. Talk about taking a risk and anxiety out of this world. Longest. Flight. EVER.) at his house. To back up, he gave me a key to his home a couple months back and explained that he wanted me to...

That was a really good explanation, I appreciate you sharing that. I was non-combat and he was (in my eyes) too much combat. It's such a rough and at times debilitating thing to live with. But I'm continuing with my research in hopes of helping myself and hopefully being a safe place for him add...

I've been dating a really amazing guy the past few months. We have quite a few things in common and he's told me the biggest attractions for him were that we're both veterans and from the same country. Similar childhoods but there's an underlying, unspoken bond we've seemed to have developed...