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Incredibly smart observations. I'm amazed by the openess and intelligence of everyone on this site.

Yep. It makes me think of The Doors' song "Strange." I can totally relate to the vilification because unfortunately I'm guilty of doing that to people. I can relate to a lot if not everything that PTSD sufferers are said to go through. The main difference is my reactions are not as extreme.

Thank you for sharing Boodle. I do find it helpful to hear about your experience. I'm sorry for the pain this has caused you. It must give you some comfort to know you did everything you could to make it work. That should help with not having regrets or guilt as well as give you some closure...

Yep, I totally agree. Good to know I'm not the only temporary villain here.

Haha! I forgot all about that song.

Wow. That is so interesting. Thank you for your excellent and thorough explanation! I really appreciate it! I don't think he has safety or a safety net outside of therapy so I guess that could explain why he's not opening up to EMDR treatment. He also talks about other things with zero emotion...

I know someone getting EMDR therapy who says he is able to talk about the traumatizing events without any emotion. I wonder if anyone here has had a similar experience or knows someone who has? He doesn't feel like it's working for him. I'm wondering if that's because he has stuffed his emotions...

Well it sounds like in the meantime you're making good progress in exploring and identifying your emotions. You must have come a long way to be mindful of these things and to be able to openly share on this forum.

I should have started this thread by asking if you agree that people should stop saying that PTSD is INCURABLE instead of asking if you agree that PTSD is CURABLE, because that was misquoting the author. She never said that it's "curable." She said you can "recover" from it and you can...

It is a pretty long, involved article. I don't blame you for not reading it. I still appreciate your most valuable input! Thank you. :-)

:) It's true. I have read about how the two terms are referring to different things. I'm pretty sure the article is talking about PTSD. For whatever reason, it goes back and forth between using the term post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic stress disorder.

I'm interested in hearing people's reactions to an article I came across in The Huffington Post entitled, "Note to Colleagues: Please Stop Saying Post Traumatic Stress is Incurable." I tried to include a link, but the system that it was spam. Do you agree that PTSD is curable?

Mine has also never raised his voice to me, said a bad word or blamed me for anything. He's a total gentleman. The only reason I know he at least temporarily vilifies me is because of what he says when he comes back. He always has some revelation that makes him realize I'm not crazy, or I'm a...

I can totally relate to that line of reasoning because I've experienced it myself. Also, you know how our brains do things to protect us. I could see it as a survival move by our brain to justify pushing away someone who we associate with stress.

I know PTSD sufferers often isolate from their supporters when they are triggered but I'm wondering how typical it is for them to also temporarily vilify their supporters in the process?

Bummer, I'm sorry you went through that and struggle to feel because of it. What methods of treatment are you using, aside from this amazingly supportive site? Are you working with a therapist?

Haha! Thank you for the funny, honest post. I feel less alone.:joyful: That's right, there is an angry supporter thread!;) I have struggled with anxiety. Although I've made major gains in that regard it still sneaks up on me sometimes. I've also had therapy on and off over the years and plan to...

I've read through a ton of threads on here, especially those of other supporters. I have to say, after everything I've read about how incredibly supportive and patient people are in their relationships with sufferers, I feel like a jerk. I'm pretty sure I'm not a PTSD suffer, but I'm very...

That does help. Thank you.

This is so helpful I feel like it should be permanently displayed on the home page here.

Thank you for this thread. I was wondering about this topic as well. My sufferer physically isolates which is easy for him to do since we don't live together. I was curious about how that works when people are married. I have a feeling the longer you've been together, the more a sufferer might...

Th From what I've read so far it seems you're emotionally available more than most PTSD sufferers. Thanks for sharing. :-)

Thank you for your post sweetheart. It's eye opening to hear about all the different reasons a person might not show love sometimes. It helps me to keep an open mind and not make assumptions in my future interactions. I'm sorry your past is preventing you from realizing your beauty. It sounds...

Thank you for sharing about that. It makes sense and is good to know.

Dang this is a tough one to take on! Why does my sufferer have to be so irresistable to me? We click like crazy, have tons in common, and he's a dream come true in so many ways. This is torture. : /