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Me too, Angus. I have no doubt you are supportive just from this interaction on this forum. You are doing the right thing. Being there. See, every time I don't know what to do about my state of emotions I want to leave.... move... I have been struggling with this lately... In June, I thought of...

Hi Reclusive, Sometimes we have to pick and grow our own families. Hahaha ... Kidding aside, sometimes families don't help us because they believe we are stronger because of our experiences. Which is true for the most part. We appear stronger because we live in a hyper-arousal state of mind but...

I do too pray heart and soul you both live through this. Laughter is what she needs. So do you ... think of what made you two always laugh. Plans are good, she's trying ... she's looking for a way out of her head - Give her a smile when she makes eye contact. Being there - is all it takes.

Hey there Angus, hang in there. There is a lot of good advice coming your way. It has only been a short time. Don't give up on her just yet - distorted thinking is the enemy of PTSD sufferers - we imagine more what our loved ones and others think of us than the reality of their perception and...

Hi Angel2write, It is hard to talk about sexual PTSD, I have that too but, just the way you explained it: "I was gang-raped when I was six," is not gross but, horrific and anyone with a good soul would not put you down for it but, put their arm around you.. The harsh truth is what people need -...

Hi livergirl70. People with PTSD have a better understanding for the human condition and the demons that become of them. Many family members feel they have failed because their lack of understanding from an experience involving immediate 'life and death' events; which brings us to a level...

My entire life been called eccentric - well - I have Ptsd to thank for that quirk in my character - haha - so, whenever or wherever I find myself in public having an attack, I laugh nervously and explain I was having an ptsd episode ... it does explain my weird behavior and quite frankly, I...

Hi Allitherapy, I asked about having children because it sounded like you did not have the experience. I made this remark to my friend before responding. Finding peace is a bit like a scavenger hunt, we never quite searching. Joy to all and raise a glass for another day to appreciate in spite of...

Pardon me, allitherapy but, you are trying to hard to be textbook and life isn't. I should have been accurate. Yes, babies will arrive whether we want them to or not. And, yes the baby sends hormonal signals to the mother for the delivery - most times. Yet, it is true; Doctors are known to...

Okay, maybe this might add some insight. I was nine months pregnant when I witnessed the shooting death of my husband, that baby heard the gunshot, the screams and felt my sorrow. She was born nearly a month late and wouldn't come out because I didn't want to deliver. She was twisted and her...

There is no explaining why these tears conquered my slumber with such distress and anger, which in itself - pissed me off. The entire morning I felt the triggers lining up - waiting for the call - ready to charge at the first insult that came my way. It's 4:21 in the afternoon. Still obsessing...

First husband was gay. I was 18 and thought, 'gay' meant 'happy' but he put a knife to my throat. Then I married again, my second husband was murdered in front of me.... my third husband, well ... found his cold body under suspicious circumstances - police never resolved his case... now, I have...

Triggers went off - just realized ex-fiance was more disturbed than I thought. That's another story ... can't go there just, yet ...

This situation is a duplicate of our household. We both have severe PTSD ... the food junkie strikes in the middle of the night and eats everything in site. I have made meals - and healthy snacks to feed his belly, but he won't eat at the right time - he eats through the night. I wake up and...

Hi there! Like anything else, what works for one person may not work at all for another. Pot isn't for everyone. As a matter of fact, I just smoked a few bowls so I could concentrate on this piece. As you can tell ... I do not sound like a rambling fool. Too many pills are not good for my...

Recently I had a trigger go off and, I was pissed off. I have hemochromotosis (high iron in blood) - each month a pint is taken to reduce my iron levels. I had been losing weight because of the blood-letting and I began to pass out while sitting at a table drinking juice. I felt it coming on...

The Department of Veterans Affairs have a criteria that a veteran must meet in order to qualify for disability benefits and other PTSD programs. 80% means just that, he has a 20% chance of holding down a job without incident. In short, the gov. will pay him 80% of his pay before he had PTSD...

Hi Chris, Leave for your safety and then both of you make a decision to get help. Is he a Vet? Did he have any particular combat issues? Don't stress him about the pot... it's the least of your worries... he may resent your distaste for his smoking it; as well as his other issues ... he...

PTSD has destroyed important relationships in my life and has kept me lonely for the most part. At first part of the problem was not knowing what was wrong with me. For over 40 years I was misdiagnosed, pilled out for disorders that I did not have. It took a doctor from the Middle East to...

Thank you. This is an informative forum for 'birds of a feather.' Haha ... may our spirited disorders pave the way for a smooth landing!

My last therapist sat and stared at me. After explaining to her that I had to recently breathe life back into my eldest son because he overdosed, she added. "Monstrous, your life is monstrous." Needless to say, I never went back. My lifetime trauma began with my first dead body at the age of...