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Congratulations to both of you!!!

prettyNpink84 Welcome to the Forum! I was and still am a problem solver that i have to say was the hardest thing for me to accept in the begining. There is no solving ptsd. Its about learning as much as you can about it so you understand it. My bf was in the army served 2 tours in iraq. He...

Nicolette, As a carer after 1 1/2 years I have learned so much from reading about ptsd and coming to the Forum. I have leaned to walk away. If I didn't we would spend a lot of time in an ugly place and maybe might not have made it this far. I will admit there are days that I stuggle and do...

Fin, People do have to earn trust it's not something we can just hand out to each and every person along the way. Unfortunetley it takes us a few times of getting burned to learn this. Another thing is not all people mix with everyone elses personality. Some people rub us the wrong way or...

Nicolette, You are so very right. The key is to being 100% sure that this is what I want for life. I know that once I have no doubts he will see it and feel better himself. I was a little hot and cold about it in the past and he remembers that. I have been spending time thinking about the this...

We have since talked about this and he really doesn't remember much of what he said that night. When it comes down to it he has a fear of us getting married and then me saying I can't do this anymore. No matter how many times I explain to him that I love him and accept him for who he is he can't...

Unknowntr, I'm sorry to hear about your marriage. I feel counciling is a wise choice. My bf has ptsd and has been taking me with him. I feel it is very effective for our relationship. In my eyes it greats that you want to take him with you it took my bf months to take me some people with ptsd...

I know this all too well. Through some counceling at the Va I have been told since I am the one closest to him I am going to get the worst of his bad days. My kids can come home from school one day and things are fine the next they can't do anything right. Only if I would have tought them at a...

Someone please help me clear my head I feel like one big blurr to say the least. This is only place I can come and someone will understand. My boyfriend and I have been together for 1 1/2 years. We had our marriage licence several months back and let it expire because he needed to be sure that I...

Patrick, Thanks it means a lot! There are so many days I feel he forgets how hard people like me are to come by. I love my boyfriend when things are on the up they great but when they are down they are down. It really takes a strong person to be with someone with ptsd. Not only do I deal with...

Well for now he is staying on his meds. The Va never set up the team meeting they said things like that are to do. This really confused me because when it was suggested it didn't seem to be a problem. Anyway he tried to decrease his meds on his own without telling me and as you can imagine it...

Love Branch, Welcome to the forum. People around you are not going to understand why you are in the relationship. I have been with my boyfriend for 1 1/2 now and I still here the same things from people. What it comes down to is it takes a strong person to be with someone that has ptsd. The...

Has anyone heard of or tried Buprenorphine (Suboxone and Subutex)? Subutex is the one used when you have been on opiates such as morphine and oxycodone. After looking into to this I found that there is a doctor at our Va center that offers this treatment to help with the withdrawals. I'm not...

Pandora congrats on your date. Its a big step. My advise is this from my own experience with my boyfriend. When my boyfriend knew he was interested in me and a serious relationship he gave me information on ptsd. He asked me to read it and said it was because he needed to know if I could handle...

FlameTachiku, patrick and pandora, Thank you for your responses. He is on a few pain meds and probably will need some sort of detox. The plan is to start cutting back. The only problem is he has tried this several times on his own and been unsuccessfull. He has even tried during the different...

Hi Everyone, It has been a while since I have been on here. My boyfriend is on several different meds. He has tried several times to cut back on them but the withdrawals are so bad it never last. We went to see the neuro doctor a couple of weeks ago do to his daily headaches. The doctor says...

Frankie, I am so sad to read your situation. You have it tough all the way around. I guess the first thing you need to do is handle things with your ex husband. Get yourself in a safe place for you. Your ex husbands behavior has played a big part in your bf leaving and will affect any...

Aww Frankie I am sorry! It is so sad I try not to think "never" cause you never know! I really do not know much about your relationship with him or what made him need space my bf's famous Army saying is think the worst hope for the best. It is so hard to spend time with someone you love so much...

Hi Frankie, Really none of my family or friends understand as a matter a fact neither do any of my bfs family or friends. This has made things very hard for me. Its like I can't talk to anyone about anything cause they just don't understand and the things they have to say just make things...

DLadi, I'm so happy for you! Cherish each and every moment you have together and when things are on the down you will be able to look to back and put a smile on your face.

Just an update! Things have been great my bf has been acting like the guy i met and fell in love with. He has found it within in himself to show me that sweet and caring side. I know we will still have those down days in the future. He says he is not moving out and wishes he never said it. He...

Congrats Nicolette and Anthony!!!

Bulldog36, Do you still experience these symptoms? My bf has the same things happen to him. Everytime he tells the VA about they have no idea why this happens to him.

DLadi, The best advice I can give you from my experience is wait and see how he is by his actions. Its hard to say what he might talk about in his appt and how he will react to it after the fact. I can usually tell what my bf has talked about by his actions. If it was something good or great...

Hey I was passing through the threads and thought I would leave a movie here that my bf and I watched this past winter. Home of the Brave. When I watched this movie with him and it was over we both thought wow that is a well said movie.