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Nikki! Your tattoos are gorgeous!

Very very cool. The Gods of Ancient Egypt fascinate me. I also have Eye of Horus on the back of my neck.

Yours is absolutely beautiful as well! 7 is not too many! lol. I have 10 right now, and get new ideas weekly. haha

Alright... I thought he needed something new and exciting to do. ;) ha. anyways... I have quite a few tattoos.. I thought it could be fun to share pictures or stories about your favorite, or all of your tattoos! This is my first "big" tattoo. They're cherry blossoms. There's no amazing story...

Welcome to the forum, Kim. This is a great place, with even greater people. :)

Hi Albatross. If you click on the link it will take you to a different forum. The set-up is the same as this one, but you do have to sign up again.

I'd just like to thank everyone for all their words of wisdom since I've been here. I broke up with D today. It just had to be done. I think I might still continue to write in my diary until I sort everything out in my head...but I just wanted to let you all know how much I appreciate you.

Time for myself is non-existent. Partially my fault...I'm a full-time student and I work about 60 hours a week. It takes it's toll on me...I've been really stressed. I feel like I'm just starting my life and I'm being held back by all of his PTSD problems. As for a support system...I dont...

I want a normal life with a normal healthy relationship. Something that I will never have with D. I feel selfish even saying that. Does it make me weak to want to leave? I feel like I'm trapped.

My boyfriend smokes on a regular basis to help manage his PTSD. It actually helps his anxiety A LOT.

Hey Spoo. I know you have shared very little, so I don't want to seem to intrusive with this question...but here it goes anyways. Are you sure this is the person you want to spend your life with? Backing up a bit...have you told her how these texts and such make you feel? What was her response...

Hi, Vette. Welcome to the forum. You'll find some great support here from amazing people. I don't have any amazing words of advice....but hang in there. I agree..the VA does nothing but use them as lab rats for medications. It does no good. This forum has a sister-site...

I've lost most of my "friends" since I started dating D. I might have cared more, but obviously they weren't real enough friends to try to understand. I got sick of constantly defending him for things that are clearly (to me) not his fault. The friends I do have left like to bring up his PTSD...

Hey now! Not all civilians are lazy with no work ethic. :p But yea, a great many if them are. IMHO there is a time and a place to "be" a Marine, and then sometimes you have to "shut off" certain parts of it. I don't know if that will really make sense to anyone but me...

No, no. Not too much information. Welcome to the forum! This is a great place for information. There are a lot of articles to read, as well as posts from other members. If you want to start a diary, that would be a good place to write everything down. Best wishes. :)

Welcome to the forum! :)

I'm really not stalking your posts, I promise. I've had friends like this before. Eventually she will get burned out, and probably have to walk away from your friendship. She may end up resenting you, and may not. But if she's anything like me, even if she walks away...she'll always come back...

Hey there Teddy. Thanks for responding. :) This is an awesome place. I hope you enjoy it here as much as I do.

Hi Adaline. Welcome to the forum. This place is amazing. I'd suggest starting a diary in the supporters section. It's a great way get things of your chest, vent, or just sort things out. It's helped me a lot. Best wishes. :)

Any supporters in the Milwaukee area? I'd also be willing to drive...nothing crazy far, but anywhere within an hour of MKE.

Hi Shanna. Welcome to the forum. What you're dealing with is rough, I know...but don't assume it's PTSD. There are many other disorders that display some of the same symptoms. Encourage your fiancé to go to a doctor...maybe he cols go to a private doctor, instead of going through the Marines...

"There was a study run with some college students, and the scary part is that over 80% of them all with zero trauma, where able to fake a diagnosis from physicians of PTSD. They did this to test diagnostic ability and experience, unbeknownst to the treating physicians... and with only letting...

I researched this and wrote a paper about it a while back....but I'm definitely not a doctor. I could be wrong, it's been known to happen before. Lol

Scientifically it's not possible to catch up on missed sleep. Even when you have an opportunity to "sleep in" you should wake up later than an hour of your normal wake up time. Your body needs consistency to be able to function propery. Too much sleep can make you feel just as bad, if not...

Does anyone else feel like their sufferer used the side effects of their PTSD to manipulate you? I'm not sure if he does this on purpose, or of he even means to do it...but I'm not sure what to do. Often times it's when I'm going out with friends, or something along those lines. His typical...