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    Relationship Please Help Me Understand His Need For Intense Privacy

    I don't think S realizes the degree of privacy he requires at times is very stressful for me. I'm trying to understand what might be going on in his head to create such an extreme need for privacy and to figure everything out alone. When I hear Sufferers explain what's going on in their head...
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    Relationship How Do I Deal With His Distorted Thinking At This Crucial Juncture?

    After two weeks of alone time processing how very hurt he felt after our last conversation, I received an email a couple of days ago saying he's reached his limit in dealing with having to continually acknowledge everything I say; feeling I'm being unintentionally cruel when I don't feel...
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    Relationship Preparing For The Next Difficult Conversation

    Tomorrow will be three weeks that S has been taking time away to figure out some big things. The last couple of days, he's started touching base, but says he's not quite ready to talk. When he's ready, I'm sure it'll be a difficult conversation, i.e. a conversation where he feels really...
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    Relationship Thank You, Thank You, Thank You

    I want to thank everyone on this site, both Supporters and Sufferers, for sharing your experience, advice and encouragement. I especially want to thank the folks who are willing to call a spade a spade; it's one of the things I most enjoy about this site. When I came here, I thought the...
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    Relationship Delivering Bad News--when He's Already Down Or When He's Better Knowing It Will Send Him Down Again?

    S and I have been dealing with money issues, and I've been freaking out as much as he has. I let the money issue get me so stressed that I lost my center and ended up giving him unfiltered access to my head, which didn't go well. It's led us to deal with some general relationship issues, like...
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    Relationship What Healthy Boundaries Have You Set And How Have They Worked Out?

    I'm reaching the point where I see that for me to maintain sanity amidst the chaos of loving and supporting a PTSD Sufferer, I need to keep the focus on me and take care of my needs. I realize I need to set boundaries, both for myself and for my Sufferer. I've been reading a lot of discussions...
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    Relationship How Do I Know If It's A Valid Boundary To Set?

    S and I have a history of me lending/giving him money. It happened several times when we were involved for about a year seven years ago, and it's now the second time he needs money (we've been back together since June). It's very difficult for him to ask for help because of the shame he feels...
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    Relationship Is Your Loved One Also On This Site? How Do You Manage It?

    Is your loved one, i.e. supporter/sufferer, also on this site? If so, how do you manage it? I've felt so much better about things since finding this site a few weeks ago. Hearing supporter after supporter experiencing exactly what I've experienced has been so helpful in helping me put...
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    Supporter Introduction And A Bit Of How I Got Here

    A few weeks ago I was wishing S knew me in my 20's and early 30's (he's 33 and I'm 51). I had pretty bad PTSD at the time. After being in therapy for 10 years, I found EMDR (it was pretty new at the time--1996/97). EMDR completely changed my life in six months. Thankfully, I've had no...
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