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Nothing for me, unfortunately. I am just glad when I get my hair colored twice a year and buy a few bras and consider it an accomplishment when I do given our financial circumstances. What I really WISH I could afford to do is take a vacation. I haven't had one of those in about 7 years now...

Well, when married for 20, 25, or 30 years, you don't want to toss it all esp when the good years (pre all unraveling that is) are more than the bad. Also, there is the real issue of people not understanding what it is like being a spouse of someone with PTSD. Its not like an alcoholic who...

Isn't that the truth. We are so wound up in care giving and paying the bills (effectively, being everything to everyone), that we lose who we were. I RESENT driving by yard sales and flea markets because he doesn't want to do them/gets mad if I am just browsing, I RESENT not going to the...

Back when things were at their height for husband who has diagnosed Complex PTSD, I would literally jump /had my heart racing with EVERY phone call wondering if it was either his psych doctor calling me to say he was suicidal/had just admitted him into the hospital for same or for detox off of...

Girl3 I am SOOOOO happy for you that you found what seems to be a doctor that is helping you to deal with your past and forge a brighter future. It REALLY ticks me off how there are SO many bad doctors out there who really should have their licenses pulled...or better yet, be force fed the meds...

LOL AB...good to know, as no one in my family wants to hear it/can relate.

He needs more than therapy once every three months. Can you speak with his doc? Do you have a medical power of attorney with HIPAA release to allow you to facilitate a discussion with his doc(s)?

Its so scarey listening to the echos of the behavior (paranoia, no longer cares what he says and to whom, authority figures are THE worst!) Mine has been like this since age 33 when the abuse came back to him and the post op accident traumas left him in excruciating pain (so, no winking at...

Michele: I am so sorry for all of your personal losses. My heart aches for you. I find it inspiring that you have found the courage to reach out, and am thankful for your sharing!

Said with the utmost respect for your personal decision, and duly noting that I certainly cannot tell you what to do when my own life is such a mess (nor am I suggesting that you do what I say), but I can say that if it were me, and I was NOT married to the person with PTSD and I had children to...

So true...its hard to find a therapist who you trust, who takes your insurance AND who gets results. It seems so random...so luck of the draw. Its not as if you can say to a friend, family member, or co worker, "so, who treats you for your PTSD and are they any good and do you like them and do...

Hey Bob! Can totally relate and give you a huge thumbs up for your dedication!

Hey folks! As I read these posts, I am struck with how everyone here clearly understands what my life is like TRYING to live with and support a spouse with severe PTSD. People that are not the millions of affected military families really just don't understand, and I feel awkward/cannot join...