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After almost two years of hell, my husband finally agreed to go to an inpatient facility out of state and will be there for a minimum of 4 weeks. I’m so thankful he agreed to do this because I wasn’t sure how much longer I could be his support system. Like many other spouses, I was the...

@EveHarrington I’m not sure if you realize how hurtful those words were or not, but I hope you are more supportive with other people. I feel guilty enough and I don’t need to come to a support board to have someone tell me that, in a sense, I’m a bad mother. Thank you all for your support in...

What makes you think the children are not my priority? Because I also care about my husband and what’s going on with him?

I’m glad others think it’s not right... Luckily I called the social worker this morning and explained everything that there’s been some issues between myself and the therapist - and had his hearing today, they made zero mention of his therapist and her recommendation. Thank goodness. He is...

Forgot to mention that she’s doing his paperwork for his evaluation so he has to stay on good terms with her until after the 5th so she doesn’t screw him over with the DoD :/

Ughhhh this never ends! Background - my husband is temporarily retired (medically), he’s 3 years into his possibly 5 years of evaluations. He has an appointment on Jan 5 in which he needs his therapist to provide documentation/her medical opinion. I do not like his therapist - before it was...

I got to visit him tonight. He seemed more like himself tonight than he has in the last 6-7 months. I know the new medicine isn’t “working” yet but the things he was saying and how he seemed made me feel so much better about everything. Sadly he didn’t recall the entire situation - which is...

The two oldest went back to New York this morning - they really missed him on Christmas but they still had a really good time. I tried my hardest to give them a wonderful Christmas. And he was able to call last night and talk to them. Perfect timing too because the oldest was actually crying a...

I just want to say thank you to every single person who has commented on this thread. I can literally feel all of your prayers and I’ve even told my mom I have this weird sense of peace even with all of the chaos surrounding me - and I know that’s from all the support I’m receiving here. So...

Thank you for your prayers. I haven’t asked him what his thoughts are on going to an in-patient facility but I have a feeling he’s going to be very against it... which breaks my heart. I’m not sure I’m ready to say “in-patient or I’m gone” but he definitely needs to agree to something way more...

I know. I want to say that and be able to follow through with it but it’s so hard :/

My thoughts exactly. I don’t see 2-3 days doing anything. But I do know that he is the type to cool down and see things way more rationally... so part of me thinks maybe he will get a little out of it and ask to stay longer. I mean probably not, but wishful thinking.

I’m so sorry to hear about your brother - that sounds scary and so demanding. I actually did start therapy with a therapist who specializes with PTSD and I liked her so much I told my husband he should see her... then things were getting worse (like it always is at the beginning of therapy) and...

They wouldn’t tell me anything at all. Not if he was there or anything. But then I received a text from him - apparently he snuck his phone in to the room when he was admitted. So now I do have all the information I need from him in order to talk to his doctors. He did tell me that he would be...

Just got an update with no update. I know he’s been admitted... but he didn’t release his access code to me... sooooo that’s cool I can’t talk to anyone about anything in regards to what is going on with him right now.

I hate space... but I know he needs it. So it’s something Ive gotten better about. To be honest, I almost didn’t go downstairs because I was tying to be respectful of his wishes for me to leave him alone - I just had a weird feeling that this wasn’t cool off space. I am working hard at setting...

I agree. And I do think about what’s best for our daughter more than anything. If I EVER felt that she was in danger, I’d leave with only her in my arms and never look back.

I’ll be honest, I almost cried reading that because I’ve had my friends say that to me and I’m not even the one with PTSD. But it’s something I tell my husband I hit post too soon** I tell my husband all the time that I miss his smile but he is at that point where he just doesn’t care. It...

Thank you for responding and sharing your story with me. I’ve been told over and over that it can take time and that it can get better (be managed). I just hate watching him struggle in the mean time. I’m so happy to hear your guy is doing better these days. I’m praying so hard that mine finds...

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers - I know a lot of people make fun of that phrase, but it makes me feel better so I appreciate it. Merry Christmas.

My husband has been suffering severely with PTSD (childhood abuse in addition to combat) for the last year. Well, he’s had it for a while - but the last year has been intense. Two months ago we got into an argument and he left - when he came home he told me he put a gun in his mouth and that...

My retired marine (infantry) and I have been going through a rough patch for a few months now - even since his ptsd reared it’s ugly head. His go-to move when anything gets tough these days - demand a divorce and leave, cutting off all contact... then giving in, talking, coming home, being...

i hate that I’m back on this page posting about my own life again ... but I’m just not sure how to handle everything. My husband is a marine vet (10 years in infantry, 4 combat deployments) and has recently been struggling with PTSD. It’s been bad - but we are both in therapy (individual and...

Yes! Our therapist told us that this morning - don’t make a statement if you don’t mean it. One of our biggest things is throwing the word divorce around and even though we are both guilty of saying it, we both hate it so much. And neither one of us, when thinking clear and rationally, want to...

I appreciate your input! It’s sctually need to see things from both points of view. But you are absolutely right... my husband, during an episode, literally cannot work things out in that moment. I’ve realized that every time I try and fix it when he’s not ready, it gets worse. So I’m just going...