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As someone thats been in your shoes I say take him at his word. If he cant be with you right now then he just cant. Yes it hurts to think that you cant be with the one you love, but if he is not in the right place mentally he will not be able to give you what you want and or need. He is being...

Okay, I havent been on in awhile and theis is going to come out sounding crazy but I have been in an off agian/ on again relationship with my sufferer for 4 years. I have not as of yet heard those three words. We have a child and a life together. He says Im his other half, his world. He cares...

Its like you just wrote my feelings. I wish I knew what to say to make it easier but I don't. How do you just be a supportive friend to someone you love so much?? How do you stop walking around praying that he comes back. I know I'm not very helpful to you but I am just as lost.

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I know exactly how you feel. My BF (ex?) And I are going through this right now. We are apart but stll have contact. We have a child together. Have you read the ptsd cup explanation?? If not read it. It helped me understand a lot. What I am realizing is that currently with all the stress he...

I am not in therapy but am cosidering trying. Its probably long over due. He refuses to talk to me today. Which may be a good thing although I am afraid he will stop contacting our child. Its difficult but I will pull through just fine. I am determined...

I was the supporter of a combat vet. We share a child and unfortunately we are no longer together. I can't stress how important getting help is. Talk to someone, anyone. Encourage your wife to come here also. Its so helpful to have people that understand. The one thing that I wished my vet had...

Yesterday while looking through my phone bill I found numbers I didn't recognize on bf's cell. Calls made in the middle of the night. I asked him who it was and he decided to play dumb. I already knew it was female's cause I had called them. I was pretty upset cause I had already told him this...

Thanks for your comments. We have actually been involved with eachother going on 4 years. We were in a commited relationship for about 2 years when things got really bad and he said he wasnt sure what he want and he moved out. He has been staying with his sister since March but still acts...

Hello everyone, Have'nt been here in awhile. Im struggling latley though. It seems like our relationship has gone down hill. We have NO intamacy. And I dont just meen sex. I mean rarely do I get a hug, or even a touch. Evertime we have an opportunity for "alone" time he always comes up with...

I would be really worried about the fact you can't go out. Like anywhere?? I would be worried about myself being isolated. Nothing good comes of that. Not sure about the post name change

Ive been with my guy for 3 years. Feeling like there is not trust if very hard. He trusts that I will not mess around on him but he has a hard time trusting that Im not gonna leave him. I feel like when someone suffers from PTSD they know they are not the only one suffering. The gf/bf also...

Hello Bex89, Nice to meet you. Hope you get a lot of help and support here. I know I have.

Thanks ladies for the input. I am really trying to take this one day at a time and be suportive but sometimes I get very frustrated with the whole situation. It doesnt help that he is not much of a talker. I did tell him that once in awhile I do need some kind of reassurance that he does still...

My suffer is about a month and a half into taking his meds. Has been going to group therapy to learn about PTSD which should be completed next week with the supporter portion of the program. Oddly enough I feel as if he is distancing himself from me more. We dont often have conversations...

You took these words right out of my head. I think this all the time. I sometimes worry that I use it as an excuse. As in I dont have it a rough as others. He's not angry, doesnt yell, stopped drinking so I assume Im just being a baby about it all. Odd right.

My sufferer and I have been living apart and technically split up for almost three months. For me it is really hard as he tends to isolate so I spend a lot of time wondering if he is okay. A lot ot time I have no idea what is going on with us. On the other hand this break have given me some...

My cousin who was a Marine/suffer told me one time if I was willing to stick with my sufferer (army) then I needed to understand that it was going to be a long hard road. A lot of people cant do it. After we got the diagnosis a year ago I still struggle. Almost every day. Sometimes there is...

Hello, Im also pretty new to the forum and I'm still learning all I can. I dont have much advice as I am sooo confused. LOL but just look around. I get a lot of valuable insight just by reading other peoples stories.

Luke, That was so insightful for me. Thank you so much for that.

Im sorry that you are dealing with this. I deal with the same stuff except we are not in a long distance relationship. Often times I will only get one word texts back and I have had to learn to accept that. I know it's not much help but I understand your feelings.

Hello there, I know how you feel. I have the same emotions and doubt when my partner pulls away. I wonder all the time if I really am as strong as I say I am. I agree with setting goals though. I do that all the time and it actually helps me feel like I am doing something while he is off the...

Hello all. Just an update. The first session seemed to go pretty well. He was a bit more irritable after though. Its actally a 6 week PTSD class showing ways to cope and how to learn to relate. The 6th class is actually for family so I will attend that one with him. Hopefully he is on the...

My partner is the same way. Sometimes he's loving and can comfort and other time he cant. I have a hard times remembering that its not against me. He was diagnosed with PTSD about a year ago but it has taken months to even get the ball rolling. Around two months ago I told him that I...

Hello Liza, I'm new here also. I have looked around at different forums and so far this has been the most helpful. I hope you find what you need and if you just want to vent PM me. :)