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LOL well, maybe he's not the right counselor for him! Maybe look into seeing a counselor who specialized in PTSD? Start with the VA and then get a name or referral outside since I don't believe you can be seen until your husband is processed into the VA for counseling. When he got out of the...

Welcome, Matt.

Wow, Wifeof, that's a pretty hard road to go down unaided and for such a long time. Hopefully, he can get the help he needs and you, too! You know, the thing I realized a while back was that when they go untreated for so long, they don't even know what "normal" is anymore as their symptoms...

I totally agree with you, Amethist, on all of it! The strength it takes to fight, frustration with the medical system, willingness to face the monster head on, etc. Sisters in battle! Wifeof, I wish I could come stand with you in person but that's not possible. Just know that I stand with...

Sorry about the comment on the flashback - they do remember sometimes - just depends on the type of flashback.

I'm surprised they didn't hospitalize him!! In the US, they would have admitted him at the veteran's hospital for treatment because he was a danger to himself and others. Pretty scary for the person with PTSD but sometimes the best way to get them on the right path for treatment. Do they have...

Amethyst - thanks a lot! The spouse has to be proactive!! I'm not sure about a new name - let me think about it for a bit. :-)

Wifeof - I'm so sorry to hear about your experience a couple nights ago! I can't imagine what you went through with that! You did the right thing by calling the ambulance. I hope your husband is getting the help he needs as well as you and your 17 year-old. I'm not sure how the veteran...

I got you, honey!! ;-)

welcome!

Thank you, Elisa

Oh yes, about the perilous part - There are setbacks, of course, I'd let DH handle what he wanted to on his own (they have to take ownership of their own healing) but when things started to slide, I noticed right away and would watch and see what was going on for a while and if I felt it was...

Hi Eleanor - It's very nice to meet you and yes, I have dealt with that aspect of it for almost 8 years now. Our son is now almost 12 and our daughter is about to turn 8. DH came home from his first tour in Iraq when she was 6 weeks old. The whole deployment and being separated from daddy...

Thanks, a3a2!!

Thanks, Marie!

Awwww, my husband is such a flatterer! :inlove: I don't think that what I do for him is anything that another spouse wouldn't do for their spouse with PTSD. Who wouldn't want to fight for the one they love?! In saying that, I am seeing on this site that the opposite is sometimes more the...

Hi WatkinsGirl I've been reading your posts and those that my husband and others posted to you. Sometimes it's hard caring for someone with PTSD. I will say this, that your husband surely knows that he has a problem but can't or won't get help. (It's so hard for them!) That could be for a...

Exactly!

Welcome, Ben - I'm new here, also, but as a spouse to someone with PTSD. Therapy is really great and meds, if they actually help you instead of making you numb to where you can't feel anything at all. If you have to pay out-of-pocket, then have you thought about alternative treatments like...

Makes the "gift" have some baggage that goes with it and maybe not as cool as they thought it was.

Hi Amethist and thanks! SAHW&M means Stay-At-Home-Wife-and-Mother. (You aren't being too nosy.) : )

Thanks, SKoG! : )

Yes, Lifeguard, a supportive spouse, I'm sure can make all the difference. I do try to take time for myself. Everyone needs their own time to just be.

Thank you, honey!! And, thank you, Albatross, it's good to be here!

Thank you, Debbie! I'm looking forward to being on here when I have a little time to do so.