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Welcome to the Forum @Nox, I'm glad you've decided to share your journey with us. I'm also married to a survivor of unimaginable childhood/young adulthood abuse. After 9 long, painful, and stressful years of therapy 3-6 days a week she has finally been able to uncover the truth about about a...

I have a rescued black German Shepherd mix that if you look at her face a certain way looks like a wolf. We know a little about her life prior to being rescued as the people that rescued her have rescued others from the same place. We know that she was shot at. So now any time she hears a...

@ManagerWife I know how you feel. I've been through all of those things and a whole lot more. .my wife is totally disabled and I recently lost my job, (not the first time this has happened) because of things going on with her. The worst part is that it just makes matters worse. Sometimes I feel...

@caligirl03 , I have been where you are and I have been on the other side as well. Getting therapy is often necessary for supporters to cope with all they go through. There's nothing to feel bad about. You can't make someone get help if they don't want to. At that point you just have to cut...

@Ronin, thank you for your services. Please take great care of yourself and come back when you are ready. Congrats to all of our new Mods. I'm sure you will all do a great job.

And just who are these for?-:)

I hope you all have a great Easter holiday weekend.

You have a right to your past that doesn't include anyone. My wife has been through some terrible abuse of which I only know a fraction of. I don't have any expectations of learning more. If she chooses to tell me she will. Of not, I'm ok with her decision, it's her life's story. How much she...

@Allie D., this one sounds like me every morning. Maybe I should be a little concerned about it.... nah it's gone on for too long to care. :-)

My wife has found that writing has given her the voice she was denied most of her life. She started out with a journal, then used that as a template to write her memoir. Now she has a blog that she uses to bring awareness of the challenges of life for people living with PTSD as well as other...

This is a great topic for discussion. In the interest of full disclosure, my wife has written a few articles for the Huffington Post on what her life is like living with CPTSD. Like Allie, my wife has been declared permanently disabled by the SSA. She will never get back the life she had...

I'm glad to know I'm not the only one that does these things. When your boss starts talking to you about a project and you tell him it's done. Then he looks at you and says " you can't be, you won't even have it for another week." You start telling your boss you're going to start on a...

When you write an email and 3 days later, when you haven't gotten a reply you realize you forgot to hit send.

Hi shimmers, how are you doing? You know enough about my wife's history so I would have toi say infatically, YES they can. In her case it started decades before she was even born. More later

You guys aren't happy grandparents by any chance are you? She's absolutely gorgeous. I hope mom and dad are getting to spend time with their daughter:p.

Glad to hear things are looking up. Keep remembering that your brain is just trying to tell you that you're going to fast and it can't keep up. Yes.. sleep is a good thing. It allows your body and mind to get back in sinc with each other. Luv ya, stay safe, I'll talk to you soon.:hug:

Hey there my friend, don't worry about the difficulty making decisions, it's just the brains way of telling you that it's overwhelmed. My wife has the same issue. Talk more about in private a little later. For now, keep your chin up and stay safe.:hug:

High fives to mom and dad.

Congratulations to all of you. You and Anthony should be very proud I wish all of you the best, and for mom and Addison a very speedy recovery. Hugs if you'll except them.:hug:

Sounds like a great plan to me. Sometimes it's best to just say f#*k it and get on with the life we want to have for ourselves.

@knj2015, please be aware that for some people with PTSD it really doesn't take much of a stressor to really get them in a bad place. My wife has so many triggers that she will stress out or react differently than I would at the drop of a hat. That's normal for her. If I were to do those things...

@MonkeeMoo, you're doing the right thing by giving him the space and time he needs to put himself back together. There have been times when my wife and I only communicated in one or two word sentences for 3 or 4 months, ( and that's living in the same house). I know how hard isolating can be...

You're so right. Everything you mentioned is spot on. After eight plus years as a supporter, I could not have said it any better

Congratulations on the news. At 22 weeks,if the angle is good, you can pretty much bet you're going to have a Granddaughter. I'm very happy for the two of you. Keep us posted.

I'm doing okay. Having problems with my neck and shoulder, but otherwise ok.