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Good evening UK supporters The following is a link to a Department of Health survey about improving support for unpaid carers. It includes those of us who care for people with mental health issues, not just physical disabilities. So if you have some time to spare (it suggested 45 minutes, but...

I'm currently in a bad place emotionally. I don't have the time and energy to give hubby the support he is used to. Me being constantly stressed and emotional, as well as being home late every night, is causing him to get stressed. When he is stressed he needs more support, which puts more...

Hubby has been doing so well lately, but the attacks in Brussels this morning have really hit him hard. Thankfully he didn't hear about it until lunchtime, and I was able to leave work early. I got home to a broken chair and broken clothes airer, but thankfully nothing more than a few bruises...

...are great. Oh, no, wait. I think I've got that wrong. Rant/vent alert. Feel free to move along, this is just my catharsis. One minute we're having a cuddle, and he's saying how lucky he is to have me, and I'm so patient and supportive. The next I'm a bitch who doesn't listen and who twists...

Hubby last went to work in December 2012, and was finally medically retired from the police on 31 August 2014. Tomorrow he starts the training course for his new career as a care assistant. I'm so proud of him, and how far he has come since I met him. I am nervous that the hours or the people...

Today and tomorrow are a huge trauma anniversary for hubby, and he said last night that he doesn't want to be alone. Thankfully my boss has agreed that today can be 'take your husband to work' day, and tomorrow I can work from home. Hubby is so clingy he came and sat in the bathroom whilst I...

Saw this on Facebook, thought people might be interested. http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/vaccine-help-ptsd

It's been over two years since hubby's last day at work, and since then he has been medically retired. He's been saying for a long time that he wants a job, but hasn't had the confidence to apply. Also, the jobs he's been talking about have tended to be inappropriate for a variety of reasons...

Me upset = major hubby stressor. I can usually keep it together around him, although there have been a couple of occasions when we've both ended up in a state. We get into a Catch 22 whereby me being emotional stresses him greatly and his behaviour makes me more upset, which makes him worse...

Hubby had 20 session of 'general' CBT about a year ago, and has now been given a place in a weekly group therapy session which starts tomorrow. As the title says, I just wondered whether anyone had any words of wisdom for him relating to group therapy? Thanks x

I don't post very often, but find it very reassuring to come here and read about other people's experiences. For some reason it didn't occur to me until today that it would be good to share happy and exciting news too, so I thought I would let you guys know that we are getting married!