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Maybe you could just tell her that?

:( but I get it

100%. I don't understand how anyone can have sex without knowing their partner wants them too.

Very. That question breaks my heart. I don't think anyone can answer that for you.

Actually I sort of get your friends position. I suspect others here do as well. You don't have to search far to find the "I'm not suicidal but I want to die" posts. You friend may view this as getting her wish to die without the stigma and consequences of suicide. And an end to the pain.

Ah but you said he held you down after you said no. That is not the threat of force. It is force.

It is a VERY difficult discussion even without issues of PTSD thrown on top. I admire your courage in tackling it. Good question. How do any of us know what 'normal' is when it comes to interpersonal relationships? We only know the ones we've had and maybe those of our parents.

"Your honor I robbed the bank because I was afraid my spouse would whine and pout" wouldn't be much of a defence.

I think some of the confusion here is based on the word coercion. Begging, pleading, volunteering to cook breakfast etc are not coercion. Admittedly only one of those things approaches any level of maturity. coercion

I'll be interested to see how others respond to this question. If it's true one way is it true the other way too?

I have a few points but I have to caveat first that I couldn't make myself watch the complete second video. Not rape. Believe it or not men can find themselves in this situation too. There have been times where I did not want sex because I was too tired or stressed yet I complied because it...

When those sorts of thoughts creep back in I make myself do something. Sometimes its a simple walk in the woods. If the thoughts are particularly strong I up the dose and make it much harder. I might choose to go up our local mountain as fast as I possibly can. The point is not the exercise...

Yup. Which is why I was making a case for not comparing traumas. But to each their own I guess.

I'll do that. First and most important question is have you been diagnosed with PTSD? Second, are you getting help beyond this forum?

Many vets, including myself, have a hard time trusting anyone. Even the people we love. We can also respond in anger to relatively minor slights, real or imagined. Most of the time its not a matter of choice. Is trust important in a relationship? Yes. Can PTSD rob you of trust? Yes. Is it fair...

Mental illness Gender Colour

I've only had three T's. I never picked them based on gender. I never really got to pick them. Two of the three were male. One was very much a 'let's talk and think things through' guy. The other was all about punching pillows and 'expressing my inner child'. My current T is female. She's...

Do you mean does my gender affect the style of treatment I receive? Or do you mean does the gender of my T affect his/her style?If its the first that's a pretty interesting question but one I'll likely never know the answer to.

I didn't say anything of the sort. Rather

Heres my take on comparing traumas. Imagine two people with identical broken legs waiting to see the orthopaedic surgeon. One speaks up and says, "I fell off my bike. How'd you break your's"? The other replies; "Thats nothing. I was hit by a truck. Why isn't your leg healed yet? After all you...

If you go here http://traumadissociation.com/complexptsd.html#icd and scroll down a bit they have a nice simple chart that contrasts PTSD and CPTSD. They also have the draft of ICD 11.

I get them from time to time but I always attributed them to eating too many strawberries or cherries.

Sounds 'normal' to me. Of course it might not be normal for normal people. But here? Pretty normal. That would be so nice wouldn't it?

That sort of plan would work for me. I hope it works for you two.

Agghhh! No! Co-driver has primary responsibility to scan for IEDs! Bad things happen if he falls asleep! Reading these post makes me realize how insufferable I must have been when travelling. BTW I recommend something like this instead of a rubber wedge -...