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Hi Dennis and welcome. As the supporter of a sufferer I would entirely agree with the others when they say it is worth talking to your wife - or even writing her a letter. It is so hard to help someone when you don't know what they are thinking. If you don't want to do either of those, what...

Personally... I think your thread title would make the most amazing title for a book! As for your name - I love it :) Welcome to the Forum - there are so many helpful and supportive people on here and so many already who have said how much they can relate to your life that I hope this will feel...

Hello Zaniara - congratulations on all your achievement and accomplishments... and your English seems just fine to me! :)

Hello TKG and welcome to the Forum. I would normally point you to the Supporters' section of the Forum - but I think, reading your introduction, that you could be at home in a lot of the sections. As a supporter for your partner, do come and join in the Supporters section - you will find a lot...

Hello Angel7 and welcome - like Debbie says there is a fantastic Supporters' section and hopefully we will see you in there. Unfortunately your description does not sound unusual - but that means that there are others on here who will understand what you are going through and offer you the tools...

Hello CS32 and welcome. I am very sorry to read about your ex (husband?) but also glad he did not succeed. There is a Supporters' section a bit further down the main Board and you might find it helpful to read through some of the posts there. We're a very supportive lot - some with husbands /...

Hello, and welcome to the Forum - I love, love, love your Username :joyful: There is are sections on symptoms - including flashbacks - and how other people deal with them. I hope that you will find that others have something similar and can help you to deal with this new issue. I have to say...

You are certainly not crazy - to my mind you are having a perfectly reasonable reaction to something that was out of your control that has had a profound impact on your life. There are a lot of people on here who will swear to you that they are a lot better than they were when they first joined...

Oh PeekieBlue - I've not been on here for a while and was looking forward to catching up on your news... I am so sorry, I really am. But - I think you list some very valid reasons for your decision, and the ball really is now in his court. xxx

You might also want to try Co-dependent No More based on your comment: I found it to be a confusing book in many ways, as I believe there is a very fine line between being co-dependent and simply wanting the best for your loved one. The PTSD Relationship is a great book - it was the first one...

I fell back in to my waking up at 1:30am pattern again over the weekend :( but thankfully managed to snap out of it last night and pretty much slept right through :) even when I did wake up I was warm and cosy and managed to doze :happy: Poor Husband is suffering in the bed the rented house has...

Hello Pumpkinpie and welcome to the Forum - no advice I promise! I just wanted to say that you sound to have come a very long way in just two years and I wanted to say well done to you. Still not advice - but a suggestion - there is a section called Trauma Diaries, and you could start a diary...

Hello AlohaHola and welcome to the Forum. I am so sorry to read about your best friend. Are you in therapy for PTSD, or have you had any grief counselling at all? There were a few things that sprung to mind when I first read your post - ways that you could preserve your friend's memory for...

Hello Briar Rose and welcome to the Forum. I am glad that the things you have read have been a help already. Come down to the Supporters' Section, where you will find a lot of like-minded people who will be able to offer you help and advice if you choose to stay in your relationship.

Hi Bodhi - have you looked in the Trauma Diary section? It's not private, but people do need to be Members in order to read threads in there. Perhaps you could start a diary and begin with your feelings day to day before you decide whether to trust it enough to put down things about your past...

Hello and welcome to the Forum - you have received lots of great advice already, so I wont add much more, other than to say... can you explain to your son WHY you do not want to go there? It's a bit unclear as to whether you live with your son or whether you don't want to visit them there -...

Hello I ama Crime Scene and welcome to the Forum. I am so sorry to read all that has happened to you. I hope that you will find the Forum a place of safety and a place where there are others that have suffered as you have. We are all incredibly supportive - especially when it comes to...

Hello ASR and welcome. As the others have already said, 23 years is a big chunk of anyone's life to spend doing anything - let alone a job that you love. My Husband was in the Army for 22 years. He's been out for 10 years now but still refers to it in the present tense and as "we" and "us". It...

Hello Horsepig (fab name!). The symptoms you describe after taking Prozac are well known in the medical profession. There is a book about it - I think it's called Prozac Dreams. If it's any help, I think it is the only one with that particular side effect and is also considered quite old in...

Hello Nursepmm and welcome to the Forum. There is a Supporters' section a little bit further down the main Board and if you go down there you will find a lot of other Supporters living with people just like you describe. The decision to stay or to go is obviously yours, and yours alone; but you...

Don't worry Pumpkinpie - message deleted!!! Phones and me don't mix at the best of times... ;)

Hello soon-to-be Mrs Brown and welcome to the Forum. I agree with Gizmo, I think you need to look elsewhere for the support that you need. I'm not sure how easy it would be to change doctors where you are, but I certainly think it is worth a try. A happy and settled relationship is a great...

Ah - a logical mind!!! That does make a lot of sense. When we cleared our house just recently I found three copies of the same CD case with no CDs in any of them :rolleyes: I am the worst one ever for loosing them under the car seat or something and then they come out scratched to pieces :oops...

My Husband isn't on here either for exactly the same reason - I see this as My space! I also agree with Nicolette, from what you say you are making more effort than most people I know make with their parents!!! Some of what you describe - especially not letting go of a grudge - describes my...

I find that resentment can creep in quite quickly with me - and I don't like it much either! But I think it is human nature to "feel a bit sorry for ourselves" sometimes - why me, why him, why us etc etc. I'm sorry I don't have the answer, but you are not alone in feeling that way.