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What worked for me is that my partner completely respected my boundaries. He never questioned them, he never got angry about them, he never tried to make me feel guilty or ashamed. He just kept loving and supporting me. Basically, he made me feel safe, over and over and over again, and slowly...

Mismatched sexual drives can be tricky period, and add in trauma/ptsd and it can get even trickier. I think, too, it can be especially difficult for men because they sometimes feel like if they can't have sex/meet their spouse's sexual needs, it makes them less of a man. And mental health issues...

It definitely feels like it sometimes, I know. Sometimes it helps me to remember that even if it really, really doesn't feel like it, my body (and mind) are actually trying to protect me, but they're just kind of stuck in overdrive/being overzealous.

You are not responsible for his death. I understand why you would feel like that, but you aren't. You didn't shoot him, you didn't force him to shoot anyone else, you had no idea that things would unfold as they did. You had the best of intentions and you did what you thought was right with the...

There are a few things that really exacerbate my symptoms: when I'm tired, when my needs aren't being met, when I start to get better and begin processing more trauma, and when I have my period. Knowing these things, I try to avoid letting myself get tired and I try to ensure that my needs are...