Sweetpea76

Is he getting treatment? Or is he untreated?

It’s frustrating to be a supporter sometimes, and this is an example of one of those times. Watching your sufferer struggle and resist...

There is no wrong side. This particular part of the forum is for supporters, but we welcome posts from sufferers. The sufferers have to...

Correct you about what? That there is possibility for improvement? Sure. There’s the possibility. Anything is possible. It’s not...

Hope is one thing. False expectations for supporters is another. This is the supporter section. One of the first things we have to...

They eventually stop asking where he is. I just tell new people that he’s anti-social. They’ll stop inviting him or expecting him…...

After a decade of this mess I’ve just learned to have “Plan A” and “Plan B”. If he wants to participate he can. If not, he isn’t ruining...

Holidays are stressful, loud, and crowded. There are expectations. It’s overwhelming. Also, a lot of combat vets have trauma...

If he’s adult enough to go out and womanize, he’s adult enough to care for himself. You don’t have to be a martyr just because he has...

One of my fave quotes of all time “He has PTSD. Not an alien brain sucker!” Yep. He made his choices. He could have chosen any number...

I meant 2021… but so far not a great start to 2022 💩

This whole year can f*ck right off.

We’ve been on local travel and restaurant Facebook pages looking for cool hole in the wall places to eat or goofy things to see. We’ve...

The COVID suck really got me feeling down and I didn't really remember to keep doing those things with my friends and my hobbies. I...

Good question… because the burnout is real. Especially during the holidays, and especially this year with the Covid suck. Mine is an...

That brings up a good point too… It’s not always trivial either. Just because they have PTSD doesn’t mean they get a free pass to hurt...

In your mind the relationship is a priority. In his, he’s just trying to get by. We use a few analogies to explain this to newer...

What he is doing isn’t isolating. Isolating is when they disappear all together. What it sounds like is that you’re finally starting to...

WTF!?! You have no problem helping everyone who asks. Dad, C, Mom, sisters, S, friends, family, neighbors, coworkers and strangers on...

If you don’t know if she has a PTSD diagnosis, don’t assume she has PTSD. Seeing you get fired would not be enough to give her PTSD...

I’m not familiar with that one in particular, but a GREAT supporter book is The Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Relationship: How to...

At least you found out you weren’t compatible before moving. Consider it a win.

*Update* Things have been going fantastic the last few months between he and I. Every day we are growing closer and his walls come down...

I have zero problem believing that. My word of warning is that going along with someone else’s trauma response, rather rather than...

What’s unbelievable is she’s treating you like you screamed at her that she’s a psychobitch c*nt and her disgusting brats had the worst...

This is exactly the time to set a boundary. She isn’t made of glass, and she’s dishing it out with no problem. You need to nip it in the...