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I honestly think the therapist part is bigger than the psychiatrist part although the friend part is very present as well. It's a strange situation. The psychiatrist is on private practice.

She no longer has a therapist, so in essence, her psychiatrist is acting in that role as well.

Any more thoughts? Specifically regarding the knitting? Just curious.

Well, the relationship my wife has with her psychiatrist has taken another strange turn. Our daughter wanted to learn how to knit, so my wife learned knitting from her psychiatrist on a weekend so she could then teach our daughter. I don't know where they met to do this - the psychiatrist's...

I think you need to be 100% open and honest, with the realization that it could come back to bite you in the a$$: if you state any specifics or things you really need.

Living with someone who has PTSD is like living with a robot.

Yeah, there is not much you can do to change how he feels about sex. Be supportive and see that he gets proper treatment. You are doing light years more than an average wife would do for their husbands. The problem is you won't feel appreciated for those efforts. It's hard not to take it...

Your mediator should help guide this discussion. Maybe focus on the % of his salary and start with his base. Maybe your part of the overtime pay can be calculated after the fact on a rolling basis, perhaps quarterly.

Remember that normal is just the average of all the abnormals. ;)

I totally get what you are going through. I had a milestone birthday last year and my wife (sufferer), didn't plan anything so my sisters did. Then my wife left the party early saying using work as an excuse, (it was earlier than she would go to bed had we not been out. It can be tough...

My wife (sufferer) has started to have pressured speech. It is strongly linked to bipolar disorder, but she doesn't have that. It is also linked to stimulant use, and she is on Ritalin. Idk. It's strange that it suddenly appeared.

I'm still managing to sleep pretty well even though things have taken a turn for the worse again. I used to struggle with sleep if I had a lot on my mind, especially when I was younger. I was able to learn to block out thoughts that kept me up, and get good sleep. I think that skill has come in...

It sounds like my wife initiates the conversations and uses the texts as support when she isn't feeling well.

The psychiatrist is female. I think they text about therapy and when my wife is struggling and not about scheduling appointments etc. I'm not sure. She will just say she texted her about things. She sees her weekly and also sees a therapist regularly.

Just curious if this is common or not. My wife seems a little too intertwined with her psychiatrist at times, and they text each other. This seems to be a little odd imo. I guess I can see email, but texting seems to be a little too much and maybe borders on being inappropriate. Thoughts?

I've seen a few threads about this topic, but didn't want to clutter them with this question. As a supporter, I've witnessed this behavior from my sufferer. Hers has mainly been scratching, severe pinching, cutting and poking with several instruments including scissors, and some self harm using...

It can be such a cruel disease in that it can reduce the ability to love others, and to want to be loved by others. Some people do well with treatment, and that needs to be optimized for awhile before you can say for sure what your future, if any, with him holds. The main issue is how long do...

It wouldn't let me post a link, but googling Abilfy and tardive dyskinesia will get you started. Wikipedia has a decent write-up.

So my wife has been on Abilify for awhile and she has recently started to have involuntary mouth movements, specifically a sucking motion. It is bad enough that her jaw constantly hurts and her mouth opening is very limited. She also has developed a tic whereby she utters a low grunt regularly...

Does anyone else with PTSD have experience using Ritalin? I asked in a different thread, but am very curious, so I thought I'd bump this one as well.

Forgot to add: This would absolutely be in the presence of her therapist, her psychiatrist, or both.

They feel my wife would benefit by telling because she never felt she could say anything. In a way she thought she was protecting her parents all that time, when in reality she was building up extra shame and guilt. I believe it would also be a way that her young self could finally speak out and...

Just curious if those of you suffering from CSA have told your parents what happened. This is specifically for those of you who were abused by someone outside of your family. My wife was sexually molested by a neighbor at a young age and has never told her parents. (It occurred > 30 years...

Sorry, I was confused there. By your post and the way your husband was acting, it sounded like he has ptsd.

I can certainly relate to the texting issue. (Same goes for calls as well.) When the phone is right in their hands or nearby! Drives me bonkers. My wife has gotten better about it , but I still play second fiddle to Facebook. The receiving nothing comment also sounded really familiar. I...