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Do any of you ever feel like there are two sets of rules when you have someone with PTSD in your life? I am feeling that way with my spouse. She feels she can get away with certain things that if I tried to do that I would get called out. Just frustrating and tiring.

Thanks for your reply. I don't agree with your reply, but I respect it. My spouse's behavior affects mine and it has gotten to the point where it is affecting my day-to-day life. This is not the same person I married and I am trying to figure out in all of the craziness of living with PTSD what...

Wow. Thank you for this reply. I will check out the current thread on labeling in relationships. It makes sense why my spouse who is so awesome has became such a horses ass around me.

So, I was speaking with my therapist (who does not specialize in PTSD) and in explaining the latest happenings with my spouse she said it sounds like my spouse is exhibiting a lot of narcissistic tendencies. I thought yeah, could be. Then when I got home there was my proof. The first thing my...

Thanks. Much appreciated.

My spouse just told me she “is disappointed she’s still here” after threatening to kill herself a few weeks ago. And was subsequently hospitalized afterwards for 5 days. That one really hurts. Why the f*** am I spending so much time in this relationship?

Yeah, people don’t realize how much the family and friends of those with PTSD suffer. I feel your pain and I am sorry for it. Hang in there and remember you are not alone,

Great, thank you.

Thanks for the reply and reaching out.

Hello, my spouse was recently released from five days in the local VA mental Health Unit after she told her therapist she was going to leave the appointment and kill herself. The lack of resources for families of veterans with PTSD is so limited. I was lucky because I have an amazing support...

I totally get that. Sometimes even something very simple like smiling at something on TV or the radio can do a lot. Hang in there and know you are not alone.

Just waking up and I am determined to make a good day of it for me. My spouse is still deep in her depression. As long as she is safe, I am going to live my life as I need to. I am here if anyone needs a virtual hug or someone to scream at or whatever.

I am the spouse of a sufferer and this is a good place to come. We’re here.

Thanks for all of these amazing responses. I am working on my in-person support system. I grew up in a house with alcoholic parents where you never shared our feelings inside it or outside. It is not getting any easier. Overnight, after I just lost it and all of my emotions came barreling out...

So my wife had a major, major blackout two nights ago. She reverted to the six-year old version of herself (this is where she goes when she is really stressed and in major PTSD mode) and hid out in the fort she made from a card table and a blanket in our living room. In the five years we've been...

My wife is remembering more and more of her early childhood trauma. As a result she is disassociating more and more. Thankfully it is no longer the elephant in the room. It's still very tough. How do people handle it when their loved ones do this? Thanks.

Thanks. Yeah, but of course she says that hospitals and meds don't work for her. So...

Looking for some guidance as to handle to handle it when your partner is suicidal. My wife has PTSD through military and personal sexual trauma. Lately life has just not been going her way. Her therapist is moving out of state, her Mom got sick and required open heart surgery and my wife is...

My Vet is one time of the best people I know. She makes me want to be a better person and I have never been around anyone like that before. I have never respected anyone the way I do her. And she’s gorgeous and we laugh. Gosh do we laugh.

Thanks. That is a great way to approach it.

My wife has PTSD and she does an amazing job of living with it. Of course I live with it too, but obviously not as long. In the short time we have been together I have learned a great deal about it, but there are times I have a hard time, a really hard time and I get super, super mad; this is...