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It is very difficult for me to imagine what it's like to be a Supporter. I'm looking for ways to make my Supporter's life easier What are some strategies you've used in your relationship for the benefit of the supporter? For instance, in another thread someone mentioned having the Sufferer...

@alexa4555 the pain of ptsd is very real. If you stubbed your toe can someone else make it stop hurting by saying they love you, or do you need to process through the pain until it subsides? What if it turns out your toe is broken, can someone heal it by saying they love you and don’t want you...

I am currently isolating. I'm going to answer your questions as if you are my supporter based on how I'm currently doing. I personally need space with an acknowledgement that you're available. For example, if the only words you said to me for an entire day were "I'm here if you need me" you...

Chewy

You forgot to forget. Move to the beginning and replay your childhood using your original rolls.

I once said I was never happy. One day a therapist asked me to define happiness, turns out I had an unrealistic belief about the way other people felt happiness and its many forms. You may be doing something similar. As someone who has always struggled with anger, I've found it's more about my...

I realize that there are a bunch of lies I tell myself to function and if I admit they're lies I'll lose what little motivation I have; if I never admit to them and face reality, I'll never make progress. I realize I have no idea what to do about this or how to proceed, but that's okay, I'm fine.

This is such a good topic and I've been conflicted on it especially recently. With people I don't really know I take on the responsibility 100%. With my wife, I probably put too much responsibility on her. I feel like my home life should be "peaceful" bit I need to make sure I'm finding the...

Keep ice off potatoes hot basket. RICEYS

I would take it as a positive that he told you he was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Allow him his space and let him know your there for him. You don't want to push too hard and make him regret opening up to you about it. It's unfortunate the group he works with don't listen and add to...

I wasn't trying to derail the conversation just trying to make the point that there are situations where civilians successully work together. I could talk about my uncle, stepdad, and father in law, who are all vets and have experienced both sides of leadership in the civilian world. Some where...

@LuckiLee I'm not sure which is more surprising. That you think it's impossible for a group of civilians to be able to work together, or that you seem to think all vets are completely incapable of adapting to a leadership role in the civilian world.

Gotcha so in your opinion they praised everyone to their face then went home and complained to their families about how all 20 people would get to work at least 15 minutes early, be ready to go before start time, worked as a team, overcame obstacles that arose, communicated clearly, and always...

I've worked on industrial sites where everyone looked out for each other, communicated clearly, and worked efficiently. If mistakes were made it could have been the difference between life or death. There were a couple of vets that ran the sites and they didn't seem to have a problem with all of...

So I grasped onto the walking on eggshells part and inserted personal experiences where they didn't belong. I ignored the title/point of the post, for that I'm sorry. As far as having him not push you away, like the others said, you can't stop it. I agree with them as far as the harder you...

@Never_falter it really sounds like he needs space. We isolate, it's what we do. It sounds like he is possibly going through an isolation, and for me that means not only do i want my space I NEED it. Even if it's not an isolation and he is just going through a hard time right now, let him...

That's a hard one. I feel like us sufferers are given too much slack at times in how we treat others. There' never really an excuse to make someone feel like they have to walk on eggshells around us. At the same time, there really are rules to dealing with us. There has to be a balance...

Welcome! I'm glad you found us. I hope you get to fulfill your dream of building the greenhouse in the near future.

Until you become concerned that he is a danger to himself or someone else you should keep it to yourself. Be happy he shared that with you, if you break trust now you could lose it, potentially forever.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I wish there was a love button to push on this!

For me it's very much not wanting to suffer any longer. There's the feeling that the pain will never end, and I don't know how much longer I can take it so I start thinking about suicide as a serious option. It tends to last for a few weeks to a month before I find hope from somewhere. Either...