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I in no way said you had to enable him. My husband has been supportive of me whenever I want to do new things. He's been supportive of me finding who I am. He's had to give me tough love on some things which snap me out of whatever mood I may be in that is undesirable, but in the end, he's going...

I'm stating this from my own personal experience: He needs someone. PTSD on it's own is a terrible disorder and it is irrational. People think the person is going crazy, trying to change the other person, and while that is what it seems like, that person is dying on the inside. They feel like...

My husband goes with me. Unfortunately we're experiencing -30 wind chills and I won't be going at the present time. This week hasn't been so bad.

I have expressed this to my husband and several different close people, as well as my therapist. I know it's been a spiral and I've been struggling so much. I have experienced some relief with therapy, but we've only just done the intake and treatment plan so far. Friday I have my third...

It takes time. Is he in therapy, because PTSD causes us to not think rationally, so even if he is talking at you, he may be not figuring things out rationally in his head. It's not going to help to point out his wrongdoing- I know that if anyone picks at anything for me, I will blow up. It's...

Hi! I was diagnosed with PTSD at the beginning of the year. It stems from a bad relationship that ended almost 3 years ago. Right now, it's harming my marriage and my children, of which I don't want to happen. I suffer from disassociative flashbacks. I don't remember anything afterward, so my...

I have disassociative PTSD, but I work and don't have constant supervision. However, it does prevent me from taking care of myself by making my own meals sometimes. I forget to eat. If it weren't for my husband, I wouldn't even be here right now. You don't necessarily need a person to care for...

From experience, this is how I am. I suffer from PTSD, as well, with disassociative flashbacks. Honestly, he's probably suffering through flashbacks. The blame goes on you because it seems to be out of his control. I do much of the same and have been going through therapy to try to figure out...

Maybe it's changed over the years.... the last one I knew of said 6 months from what I remember. Maybe instructors were teaching us wrong, either way I can understand it can be diagnosed earlier, depending on the person.

Those are the guidelines. Sure, there are cases that can be diagnosed earlier, but I thought most had a certain time period. Maybe I'm wrong and it's at least 6 months...

That does seem to be something that is quite understood with these therapies. I'm unable to control my anxiety most days- except for at work (why, that is beyond me). So, I'm going to give this a go, since they specialize in trauma specificially. I do know homosexuality used to be treated as a...

So, everyone has hard times at work, right? I work in a residential care program for mentally and physically disabled individuals. I air concerns with my supervisor about health concerns that I had working with a particular person and what do they do? They accidentally replied to my email that I...

With PTSD, you have to exhibit symptoms for over a year- in the least. The DSM has clearly stated that if a person exhibits symptoms for a year or more, then they are to be diagnosed officially. I'm not saying that someone can't have PTSD or C-PTSD at all after a few months, it's not generally...

@Hope4Now I've been referred to look at youtube videos by Peter Levine and Pat Ogden, seeing as they're some of the leaders in this field. I'm quite intrigued by what they've had to say and have wanted to see how others have reacted to it. Thanks so much for your input with EMDR- my...

I'm actually quite interested to know who here has actually experienced sensorimotor therapy or somatic experiencing. I was recently referred to a place that particularly deals with trauma and this is what they're focusing on. It's more about focusing on the self and what we do in our bodies and...

I didn't have anyone else to relieve me, but it did subside after awhile. I just had to keep telling myself that I don't have anything to worry about. I was in a safe place. I've done really well to not have panic attacks at work so far. I just had to do some deep breathing this time to calm...

I was recently diagnosed with PTSD and most recently C-PTSD. I've been dealing with a lot over the last few years and have come to realize that most of my life was traumatic for me in one way or another. Now, I'm in constant anxious states. Even though I'm at work right now, I am fighting off a...