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I can't tell you how emotional reading this chain made me, but it helped me to understand the issue I find so difficult to deal with in my man with PTSD. Thank you for talking so openly about it. It makes it so hard since I have the same tendencies of pushing him away or shutting down, although...

So, the job where he has no cell service has a completion deadline of 5/27, so if I have not heard from him by the 29th I know I have to move on. By the way, when he works there he is put up in a cabin that does not have a phone line. I will still be his friend if he needs, but can't do more...

Thank you so much, I really appreciate that!

Thank you!! And, I will look for that book.

Just realized, all of that helped me remember who he is instead of listening just to my inner fear demon. Thank you. Abstract and scared - no abuse, ever. Thank you so much for caring.

I guess I was being pretty whiney, I was looking for a safe place to vent. Let me say that I am 43, usually far from weak. I gave up on believing in fairy tales a long time ago. I believe relationships involve work and it's hard. This man can be cold and forgetful, but he can also make me laugh...

I know this is a little off topic, but I know my guy has told me about his sometimes issue with phones and I have read about that in several PTSD books. Can anyone explain the issue with phones or is it just the contact in general? Just trying to understand.

I am having so much trouble with the silence tonight. The man I have been with for 3 years is not returning texts or calls and now is on a job in a town where he has no cell service. I hate that he went silent after I got mad at him in text. The reason I got upset was reasonable, but I know I...

Do you think it is a good idea to write him a letter? I mean, I already wrote it, but have not sent it. I stuck to my guns that I did think it was rational that I was upset he did not let me know he would not be coming, but I also explained it from the point of view of how it made me feel. And...

This thread has made me think a lot. I am 43 and have been in my relationship for 3 years. One of my biggest issues is understanding where the PTSD issues end and his choices enter the picture. I am very lucky in that there is no violent behavior, no cheating, but the distancing behavior is a...

I have been in a relationship with a man with PTSD for almost 3 years. He told me about it a year ago and I did my research and have tried to be very supportive. He did have therapy, but is not in it now. He went through one depression that I know of that lasted for about 2-3 months and was...

It's what I deal with. He tried to explain once that he can suffer the people he has to in order to function, but otherwise doesn't want to "deal" with people at all. It hurts that I am included in that, but it is how it is with the man I love. I am dealing with distancing right now and it hurts...