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Arrghhh! This is me. Five years in and I'm almost at the point of understanding that this is HIS issue not mine and that nothing I do or don't do is deserving of the way he treats me.

So he may well have the mentality that when he is at work - he's at work and nothing else comes into it. When the boys are deployed it literally risks lives to have a bloke sitting then worrying about his missus or his kids. They switch it off because if they are distracted people get killed...

Is he ex-military? My guy is used to going months without contact with his wife and children due to being on exercise or deployment. He thinks its really bizarre that I think a week or two is a long time not to hear from him. They can switch on to being at work and away from loved ones with a...

Not leaving someone because of their issues is one thing. Accepting that your "partner" will be absent from your life for weeks or months at a time is another level. Some people are ok with it. Others are not. And that's ok. The point I would make to you is that you need to understand that...

My T told me if your jaw clenches up on the drive home your body is trying to tell you something! I started paying attention and literally as I turn out of the work carpark - the muscles in my jaw start to tighten!

You can't be made homeless every time he has an "episode". I'd get your things (if you can safely do that) and move on. Clearly, he doesn't want help right now.

6 months is still the honeymoon phase. Memorial Day is probably the first glimpse you've had into the hell that is PTSD. Its ok to decide you don't want a relationship where you are never going to be his top priority. (To clarify - his top priority is surviving because that's how it feels...

Have just texted my girlfriends to arrange a trip to the exhibition. (Its Cartier - loads of royal tiaras and Elizabeth Taylor's jewels.) Also have put instagram back on my phone. I know I'm not looking for someone else so he can either trust me or not. No skin off my nose.

Ok. Let's assume for the moment that he does have PTSD. (HUGE assumption by the way. Many people suffer trauma and do not develop PTSD and many symptoms of PTSD also occur in other mental health disorders or in "normal" ;) people.) So... he likes you and when you get in touch he starts...

Hi and welcome! Any chance of getting therapy for yourself? Being involved in the aftermath of a suicide attempt is enough to cause you mental health issues even if it was a stranger - let alone your spouse. There are many of us supporters who deal with suicidal ideation and even attempts...

What have they done about the aortic aneurysm?

Sigh! So obviously its hard to talk about the physical incidents. I know intellectually I'm minimising this. The first time he and I were arguing in the hallway and I went to push past him. I had my arms at my sides. I didn't push him - just went to push past him. He used his forearm...

Staying with someone who is suicidal is dangerous - for you. The stress of being on suicide watch and the guilt of not being able to help can cause serious mental health problems for you. You are not responsible for his suicidal ideation. It is up to his doctors to manage that. It ok to say...

I feel for you. I go through it a month earlier as Anzac Day (our version of Memorial Day) is on 24 April. Its hell on wheels every year.

What self esteem? Lol I was taught from before I could walk or talk that my father and my brother were more important than I was and to hide my needs and wants for fear of upsetting them. I miss being able to enjoy myself without fear of how he might react. I've only ever had that for a very...

So, this is what I am working on with my therapist. Codependency? Trauma bonding? Repeating my childhood patterns? I don't know! Every time I think I've made up my mind to leave, I miss him and worry about him and go back. Like an idiot. We have no children together and I have my own...

Requiring someone to only communicate with you when YOU are feeling ok without regard for their feelings at all can also feel controlling.

Yeah. I do think there are other things going on here. I feel like Cinderella. I'm expected to work full time and pay for half of everything AND be a 1950s housewife AND be a garden labourer AND fetch and carry etc. And what do I get back? Grunts, dirty looks, being called names and sworn...

I know that I am suffering from carer's fatigue. I'm exhausted - physically, mentally and emotionally. I am on antidepressants and seeing a therapist. Every single time I try and practice some self care my vet sabotages it. I'm not allowed to be on Facebook - he doesn't approve of it. I...

Hugs if you accept them. You are not responsible for your husband's feelings. Removing the child from the situation was appropriate. You did not over react.

I second @Sweetpea76 - it can be extremely hurtful when you have cleaned, cooked, shopped, paid the bills, fed the other mouths because your partner is isolating and the thanks you've got is a grunt to then find that they have engaged in a cheery exchange with someone they hardly know. Yes...

@nav652 - I could have written that post. Sigh! It just wears you down. I am now going to therapy and working on myself and what sort of life I want to lead. Then I will decide whether I can ever live that life with him as my partner. Its very hard because I love him and I keep trying but...

@Graeme henderson - Hi and welcome to the forums. Just to clear up any confusion - C-PTSD refers to Complex PTSD from childhood trauma not Combat PTSD. In my personal view there are aspects of combat PTSD which differ from non-combat PTSD due to the training and military culture. There...

So pleased for you! I rode again the other week after having about 5 months off due to recovering from surgery. It felt SO good - so relaxing yet exciting at the same time!

I think (and I'm a supporter not a sufferer) that one issue is that the aisles are too high to see over the top of and too low to see underneath, so you can hear all this chaos that you can't see. Is that kid screaming because he wants a lolly or because someone has a knife to his throat? Is...