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I mean mostly couples counseling for couples having issues (where one or both partners have PTSD). I wasnt really directing my original post towards the "one has PTSD and you are bringing the other half in to help understand the PTSD and to work together to help the sufferer with PTSD", although...

I know this thread is old but I am currently very interested in this topic. My honey, who has Complex PTSD, has never really tried medication for it (medication normally scares us both), but decided to try Adderall for his ADD. Low and behold, it made a humongous difference in some of his PTSD...

It definitely got better with time. It's not gone, but it's a lot less, and I can manage it way more effectively now than before. I did a lot of personal work to get the anxiety down though. Honey helped me when I was at my worst, but he also pushed me to take care of those things myself because...

I thought it might be useful for a lot of us to share tips for couples counseling (tips for finding a good couples therapist, tips for coordinating with the one you have, bringing the idea up to your Honey, etc - anything counts!). I'm not sure how many of you have also tried couples counseling...

I'm not sure I have any useful advice to give, but I can sympathize very much. As SeanGeo mentioned, the Jeckle and Hyde analogy is one that often goes through my mind with my partner too. Giving him space might not solve whatever is causing his state, but it might at least prevent it from...

I know this is a bit late, but for anyone reading this later on, its definitely best to leave him alone as much as you can (in my experience as a supporter). I had a hard time learning this, you, original poster, seem to have caught on much quicker than I did that that is a great thing for you...

THESE: So much (for me)!! Especially the not being able to step lightly enough on his eggshells. Well said. The thing that I hate the most, though, is... that I can't do anything to help.

I have OCD and my partner has PTSD. When I first developed OCD and it got really bad (oh what a nightmare that was for us both), I was really freaked out by germs and asked him to wash everything to an extreme. I asked all our laundry to be washed 2-3 times and stuff like that. Needless to say...

Thank you to all who replied and those who silently read. I'm going to sleep now but I really appreciate this forum and your responses.

In response to FridayJones: I guess it is true that I am trying to manipulate him to help, and if he wanted to point out that I am trying to manipulate him by trying to make him feel better or ease his burdens, I wouldnt really have a problem with that. But he doesn't think that's what I'm...

In response to lemontree: We dont have any children (might in the future but not soon). Him and I have the same type of spirituality and philosophical theories (although he has become very negative about these things where I am not). I admire him for his intuition, his strength to survive...

I'm pretty sure he has Complex* PTSD from childhood abuse, and then being abused more later on before we met... :( I say "pretty sure" because to my knowledge, he hasnt been formally diagnosed, but the symptoms are pretty clear to both of us. It has gotten worse during the course of our...

I just dont know how much more I can take. I try to love him with everything Ive got (and as student of clinical psychology, that encompasses a lot of should-be-helpful skills in listening, compassion, communication, understanding, etc in addition to love and care), but it seems to have little...