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Hojay, this could be my ex fiancé of a few years ago, and I'd argue, both yours and mine are narcissists (I no longer shed tears for narcs with ptsd by the way!) and that to me is as close to sociopathic as I ever want to be again. Human vampires to be sure! I'm glad you escaped and you sound...

Hello Freida darling! I love your raw honest remarks as always and gain a great deal of insight, as I'm sure the other supporters do. Survivors must also feel kindred spirit in hearing their experiences put into words here....Both sides considered, this is the stuff we all need to hear and...

Hi Freida - I just wanted to say hi and I'm hoping your month is shaping up a little smoother than you'd anticipated. I'll be thinking about you and sending you cyber power vibes. I really appreciate all the time and energy you gave me over the holidays, and everyone else here too, thank you...

Hey MT! You're gonna rock this, incredibly gutsy to post to this board and rip that bandaid off. My god, how I wish my Marine was where you are and ready to tackle this head on and could say such words as "I need to do this for you and us and my kids." Unfortunately, no joy here in mudville, he...

I'm sorry, I'm exhausted too NaeNae, and no sign of change or initiative on the part of M on this end so preparing to surrender soon I think. Every word you say here rings true to me too. The breadcrumbs you mention are almost worse than nothing to me. It just confuses me more and makes me want...

Darlin, here I am rattling on about every detail when you are rattling much worse....Time to flip to survivor recall and I got that your wetsuit just got a size smaller today, copy all, suckaliscious! Vent on woman, I'm here all month ;) I don't even know you that well and yet I totally get...

I am chuckling a little because my silly brain thinks like a Far Side comic and I see all your little thumbs up to Freida's advisory. To my trusty panel of experts, thank you! :) Well Freida, the package has been delivered; to his parent's place a few miles away because he's staying there when...

LOL :) I'd offer him anything but he's currently refusing M&M's and all other forms of packaged sweetness I have to offer. In fact, I'm debating whether I should drop by the Xmas gift I have for him tomorrow or hold it if/until he decides to reach out communicate with me again. Maybe you can...

Thank you for trusting me and us here enough to share a little bit about your history. I understand, I do. My ex's father was a NYC 911 first responder, friend at Bu CIRG helped managed morgue ops, and several friends at work were in the wing of Pentagon when it fell and saved those they could...

Hi Freida. I have a thought and one I hope so much won't cause upset. I believe strongly there's a lot of reintegration stuff intertwined with combat vet stuff and PTSD, no surprise there maybe, that you want to protect your loved ones from seeing who you necessarily had to be downrange. You...

It takes guts, hope things are improving after this writing. I'm right there.

Not babbling, much wisdom here! Two split sides of a coin trying to unite here on this forum and both trying to protect the other, ironic. There's so much love but the demons are in the middle eeking out what should be easy comms, like static when you dial in a frequency and it's jamming and you...

Great analogies, and I can't help but notice the strand of sufferers being triggered at stores. When I was feeling roughest myself, I once had a meltdown at a Home Goods because a Madonna song came on and it took me 15 minutes of listening to Lonestar in the car before I could limp home. Guess...

NaeNae, I echo you at every word. I haven't made it all the way thru this thread yet, but I hope there's been progress for you two since you wrote this. I am with you in spirit and in the very same place just before new years, it gives me nightmares too. Fighting on all fronts...Gray....

Hi Abstract. Thanks for the good word. It's def sucking to be sucked back into the vortex. Trying to stay centered and this space is a gift that way ;) I agree he needs help beyond my support and I think that is really what is upsetting him now, that I overloaded a bit and re-emphasized that...

Yeah this is a problem for me this managing of symptoms, my own right now I'm afraid. Freida, I'm the one who mentioned the Lt. Dan and the mast thing on another post, and even though I consider myself a survivor of PTSD, this relationship with my Marine has taxed me to the max over three years...

This has got to be the best medicine for sufferers. When you get so far in the pit it seems impossible that anyone could possibly get it, but there are plenty who do and are "safe to share with." Gutsy stuff well said!

LOL, me too, howl on sister ;) Hope floats and the water's warm out here!

@Freida You brave warrior you, I think once upon a time in the not so distant future, you'll get your well-deserved peace because what you're doing right now is the equivalent of climbing up to the top of the mast in a wicked storm like Lt. Dan did in Forrest Gump and shrieking it out to the...