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@leehalf i didnt mean i RAGE at him, i meant I'm getting out what is raging inside me. I don't yell at all, but I do get emotional. I don't have an anger problem. There was some subtlety in how I expressed myself here and it seems to have come across wrong or been lost in translation. Believe...

Oh yeah @Label don't press him. The best I can offer is, if there is still communication from him, no matter how small, then it's not over. Or not necessarily over, I should say. However, this is one of those times when it is very important to be veerrryyy patient. Don't let your emotions and...

I'm so sorry you are going through this Michelle4help. To me, it sounds like you need to get into therapy very quickly. And communicate really well with your partner too so he can understand it's not him, but what you are going through. Also, post on the sufferers side of the forums if you...

Thanks @Freida your posts help me so much. I do get it. Meaning I get how me barraging with texts can make him feel threatened or attacked and overwhelmed and I know that is when he blocks. When he can't handle any more of me! But like I said, in the very beginning moment of an avoidance...

So true @sadgirl. It's very overwhelming. In my angry moments, I call him out on it and hold his feet to the fire. I'm sure he hates it, but it's my way of getting out what I need to say and if he never speaks to me again be damned. I personally think he needs to know how those actions affect me...

So, I am going to admit to something out here in the semi-open. I am extremely guilty of crossing those boundaries. I have done it time and time again. Even after coming on here and reading everything that says I need to give him space and silence. Knowing about the stress cup. I have left...

@sadgirl you said everything was great and then he just disappeared on you? That is very confusing. In my case(s) there was always a precursor to the blocking or whatever avenue it takes. Not that it made sense to me most times and was alsi very confusing, but at least I had something I could...

Actually I shouldn't say "gorey." That's not the word I was going for. More like disturbing. Sorry about that.

There are definitely two separate sides/answers here coming from supporters/sufferers. And I can see and relate to both. My dad was a career firefighter and paramedic and my sister is a paramedic. My sister and I grew up hearing some gorey stories from my dad from a very early age (I'm sure he...

@TreeHugger I wish I could heart eyes emoji right now. So eloquent and exactly what I would say to sighs if I could muster all that up. Take care of you @Sighs and be damned what he says.

Freida I love that you are ranting about yourself!

Hi OP, I've been following this thread since you started it and I'm going to be blunt here and hopefully not offend you. You have a lot of anger. And I get it. You have every right to your feelings and pain, and I understand your anger. The thing is, if I can see it, so can she. If I were to...

I love a rant and complain thread!! Feel vented out from another thread at the moment but I'm sure stuff will build up soon enough!

That is great that you are making progress here. Next time, I would try and disengage earlier in the conversation. Like when you see she is escalating into an argument. See how quickly the anger and defensive posture on her part unravels or de-escalates. You're right...it is very hard to...

@Deanna's Gap you have me laughing over here. I don't know if you meant any of this to be funny, so hopefully you are not offended that I am chuckling. That being said, "throwing the baby out with the bath water" is an expression I have used many times. I'm glad you realized your BF is worth...

@ByrnesT I have recently come to where you are. I have fully realized that I have been enabling the behavior and allowing it to happen to me over and over, and I have told him I am walking away from it now. It is NOT easy and I fear I will crumble at first contact. But it is important to stay...

I'm from the supporter side and wanted to chime in @WhiteHatGirl. I have moved A LOT. it's kind of embarrassing and also upsetting to me now that I am middle aged and don't feel like I have solid roots. But what I wanted to say is that I have ADD and this post inspired me to look around for...

I have read a lot of good advice and guidance on this thread. What really spoke to me was you saying multiple times that there is nothing that works, nothing you can do differently, and she is not changing nor willing to change. Then that very last post by Sweetpea nailed it. What can YOU do? I...

This is a great win. I could learn something from this.

NaeNae that is so great! I love the dinner date. That is really fantastic. And your new attitude is also great. I'm really glad to know all of this. You do deserve it! Have fun.

@Snowflakes your story is a great example of how setting boundaries for ourselves helps our partner and the relationship to grow. If we enable and continue with our old patterns and cycles, nobody wins. I also love your sentiment that setting your boundary will either break the cycle, or...

Snowflakes, do you think she has made progress and more effort because you set those boundaries and because you made yourself important?

Ok, here is the thing - it's all well and good to support and to realize the PTSD relationship may not follow "normal" relationship rules, but at some point the giving and selfless attitude becomes enabling and does not allow for the growth and healing of the relationship and of all parties...

Your gratitude and grin and bear it outlook are surely helpful to you now, but I imagine your true feelings are going to break out eventually. You are probably working out these heavy thoughts and feelings in therapy, right?

Hey reeling guy. That is such a shock to the system. Trust me when I say that i feel your pain and confusion. Is it PTSD? Her actions are a common theme here as you have been able to see, but I guess it's not official unless diagnosed. Unfortunately there is quite literally nothing you can do...