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Well here I am, my ex-partner and I have been long split. My ex-partner is still active duty/reserves, as far as I know. My ex-partner has severe ptsd. The last incident was a couple weeks ago. She returned the keys to my home last summer. Unbeknownst to me, she had been keeping a secret...

OK. Disclaimer: I am in a mood tonight... First, I do want to give props to @Zoogal for the link she posted in post #25. The article was beautifully written, and the 46 photo narrative brought up a lot of feelings. But... warning, what I'm about to say may not be the popular opinion... but...

Thanks Mr. @Snowflakes . Glad to be of service! :hug:

I heart you @Freida

Wow, my friend. I have gone through so many of the same feelings that you have. When things take a turn, it's extremely hard for us to wrap our heads around what's happening. The words that are used, feels like unattached honesty to them. But for us, it feels like we're being disemboweled...

Thank you for sharing your story. The dog??? Now I know he must of lost his mind. That would seriously be my breaking point as well.

Hello @B.J. I'm sorry that things turned out this way for you. I fully understand every word of your anger. And it's ok. I think that what @Hojay says may be a good idea. As for myself and my situation, I am scaling back, as far as reading all the stories in search of understanding for my...

Hello there my emotional twin. I was given the option of moving on if I needed to protect myself very soon after my ex SO's diagnosis. I chose to stay. Although things ended up the way they did, I do not regret one decision that I've made. Because: But then again: Well, as I continue to...

@BoyfriendqwithPTSD , good morning, Yikes, when I read your feelings it's like a blast from my past. I so get it. It took me so long to sort through it. I wanted to validate your feelings for a second. When you love someone, and you're used to things being one way, and it abruptly changes...

I like @Sweetpea76 . She is so straight up about things. Even what I just wrote you, I felt my emotions bubbling up. But reading Sweetpea's post put me right back in line. Pay attention to her posts. There's so much to be learned from her. LOL, now I have some gardening that I need to get...

Hello @BoyfriendqwithPTSD I see myself in so much of what you write. Love. It's been one of the hardest things for me to grasp. What happened to "love" in my relationship. I've been through probably some of the most extreme circumstances in previous relationships. It all seemed...

@Buttercup , thank you so much. I love what you said. I think if the stars were to ever align, and we were to see our way back to each other, that would be why. Dang near word for word :)

@B.J. I've seen many posts on this site relating to PTSD vs "the person". I think this is what I was speaking on earlier when I said that I was hell bent on excusing anything in the name of mental illness. I would just tell myself, this isn't her, it's the PTSD. But in fact, the two are...

@Junebug , thank you very much. I have read many of your posts. You are incredibly wise, and many of your words, and the way you deliver your thoughts and feelings, brings me a sense of peace. @Buttercup , thanks for your insight! I will check out Marianne Williamson for sure. I am also...

@B.J. , Aww sweety, don't worry, you will find your way through this. We both will...

Hello @Buttercup , nice to meet ya! This intrigues me. Please tell me how you did this. If I were to say that I have a goal, this is it. I want to be able to come to terms with just as you said, I may never speak to her again. That this relationship just may very well be over. Notice I say...

Hi @B.J. Just wanted to check in with you. I'm sorry you're still going through such a hard time. I am too. Just wanted to put it out there, that only you know the intricacy's of your own relationship. We come to these forums because we're hurting, and we're searching for understanding...

@C mom , how are you doing? Just checking to see how things are working out for you?

Exactly this... Thanks @Freida

I just wanted to touch on this... I apologize if I'm off on this, but here goes. Your SO has depression and anxiety just as I do. You said he came from a pretty good upbringing. Me, not necessarily as much. A handful of solid people, but mainly mental illness, addicts, alcoholics, the whole...

Provocation, ah yes. Depending on how symptomatic she is with her PTSD, and how symptomatic I am with depression, there are different levels. Level 1: In the earlier times, (pre-PTSD diagnosis, both of us knew we had depression) things could go from 0-100 in about 30 seconds. She would blurt...

@EveHarrington Yes indeed. Intense to the 3rd degree lol. But I like how you say, you wouldn't change things for the world. My experiences, my traumas, my pain and my joy, have all created exactly who I am. There are good things with that, and bad, but I wouldn't change it. It has given me...

Thank you all for replying. Just wanted to respond individually and then say where I'm at, at least for this day. Hello Just me here... You make a good point. I would always bring these issues to her attention, not always in the best ways, but this has been such a learning process. But a...

I am new, but not really "new" here. Your post touched me this morning. I so get it. May somehow knowing that other's understand, and share in your grief, bring you some level of solace.

Hello all. I am new here, although I have been lurking about this site for many months now. This is the only place where I have received the answers I so desperately need. Thank you all, for being exactly who you are. To give a summary, my partner and I have been together (or not together)...