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This is such a lovely read @PatientFaith my situation is pretty similar however I feel like we've had a fair few more bumps in the road. We've never been official yet he 'breaks-up' with me a fair bit. I have never pressured him into more than anything he feels capable of, I understand when he...

My sufferer says this, quite frequently actually! It has to do with his torment and. It wanting to drag me along for the bumpy ride, he said he knows he's up and down and I shouldn't pass up the chance to be with someone 'normal'. If this came from someone who doesn't suffer from PTSD then I'm...

@crimson_angel94 I'm sorry you haven't had much response, most of the time people don't feel confident enough to respond if they have no insight to share as they may not be in a similar situation. From looking at your brothers tendencies it doesn't seem that they come hand in hand with PTSD...

Hi there, What you're experiencing right now is typical of a relationship with someone suffering from PTSD. There is a lot of threads on here with a similar story so I urge you to read them. It seems like everything has moved fairly fast with you and your significant other, this is part and...

This is the exact same situation as myself, we are intimate and I guess we are exclusive even though I can't really talk about that with him I know he isn't seeing anyone else (I don't think - that's my insecure part coming out). However, I am nearing 6 months and I have learnt so much in these...

@Seeking I have a similar situation in the sense that if I get insecure and that comes out in front of my vet that's the moment I trigger a 'break-up' ... we have never officially committed but that's the moment I get the speech 'I can't give you what you want, date someone whos not mentally...

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As a supporter I would just like to put a few cents in .... yes we miss you when you're absent from us but we wouldn't be without you. Someone once asked me 'Can you live without .....' I said 'Yes' then they replied with 'do you want to?' I said 'No'. Relationships are hard, whether that be...

This is my life. The whole one step forward and two steps back is just the common nature of PTSD relationships, it will pretty much be like that for the most of it! It's all just whether you can cope? I'm not saying that will happen all the time, he could go years without being symptomatic and...

When my vet says 'I'm feeling bad' or 'I'm not well today' I know he's struggling so I usually leave him be and don't press him on the matter. Sometimes he doesn't mind talking or engaging with me but it has to be super light hearted and even then I can tell he's fairly vacant and sometimes...

@TheMinsterman It's been two to three months for me since my vet spiralled and one month since he broke it off (again) without ever really breaking it off. Like your sufferer he says he doesn't want to break contact .... in my eyes the day we are over is the day he says he never wants me to...

@Taylor Jackson My vet went to a rehabilitation center for PTSD for a few weeks because he could feel himself getting worse ... I expected him to come back from rehab better than when he went in but in fact her was worse. I know they're gone to rehab for different reasons but someone pointed...

My vet HATES surprises, any form of present and he freaks. Had to send him a picture of a cactus shaped cock and balls fridge magnet I bought him from a trip to Barcelona before giving him it so he knew what was coming!! I once bought him things for his flat but had to just put them in drawers...

In handling it I don't respond to anger one bit so he can try all he wants but I won't be responding! The one time he did get angry and I say mildly because it was really timid ha I didn't really reciprocate just said I would speak to him another day and ended the conversation on the phone...

I know I am waiting for it, however I do know he spent a good two year in anger management when he came out the army so I am presuming that he might have a better handle on it that most. We shall see :)

@Sweetpea76 I hear you!! We haven't really had a Honeymoon period so to speak, just the first 2/3 dates and then after that it was clear he was having issues, he's quite private so I only saw glimpses but we didn't go out much and we stayed in and cooked and watched TV. I'd find knives dotted...

@Sighs as my name highlights I am very new to PTSD so I cannot possibly profess to be an expert. If what I said is somewhat incorrect I welcome other peoples opinions and outlook :)

@Sighs we are currently not really together but sort of are ... this has been a pattern for the past 5 months! He lived round the corner from me so we were with each other A LOT but the last two months he's moved back into his mums as he wasn't coping very well.

I sometimes think as supporters we try to look for multiple reasons as to why sufferers behave the way they do, the fact is PTSD spins off a host of different behaviors and reactions and then add in the individual and this all becomes a case by case situation. My sufferer has not ever...

Hey There, I know you're probably looking for replies from sufferers on how they've approach talking about PTSD with their supporters and the process involved in getting them to understand more so I apologize that I am yet another supporter replying. My combat vet never asked me to research...

In terms of understanding PTSD the only thing you can do is research research research!! I've read 5 books and counting and I still feel like there will be so much more to learn and understand. For yourself I think you should see a therapist - just for your own sanity it will really help. Have...

Hi There, I am by no means an expert on PTSD, in fact I'm very very new to this! From what you've said above there is nothing you can say or do to reason with her when she has these outbursts. The only way she will be able to see that what she's thinking and feeling isn't enitrely rational is...

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My sufferer doesn't get mad at me or have anger issues (I don't think) but he does break it off with me a fair few times .... maybe he's lost respect for me for sticking around? Who knows!

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