I am new to the thread and have been reading pages non-stop to try to find out more information. I have a new girlfriend that suffers from PTSD and have know each other little over half a year and have been dating for about 3 months. She has been very open about her ptsd and has always been completely honest with me.
We have been spending lots of time together and have never had any problems. I am very aware that she does not want a full blown serious relationship for obvious reasons. She has had ptsd for over a year and has medication and does see someone for help. We do not live together but we do live very close. She is doing everything she can to cope with it and has a huge support system behind her. We are both very busy with school, however, she tends to be more busy than me (not replying to texts often to try and stay focused on what she is doing). After a very good valentine's week we were both relieved to have the stress of school and work off our shoulders for a bit but she again has a rough work load. She now rarely texts me and I send reassuring texts to her but do not receive any.
I am aware she may be overloaded and I am trying to step back and give her space but my anxiety has been going crazy for the past couple days. When I don't receive a text for a while I worry uncontrollably about our relationship and how she is doing. When I do get a text it is normally very short and brief but never as playful as before. All I ask of her is to be completely honest with me so I do not get hurt as I have been hurt before. I feel as though I am making this about me so I have not said anything to her about my anxiety issues that are affecting my health, school, and social life because it may make things worse for her (being hurt before has cause my anxiety).
I do not have a big support group and tend to have lots of time to myself which doesn't help the problem. Another thing about my anxiety is that I do not eat or sleep and tend to break over any stress load. It eases my mind a little when I see her or receive a text. Last thing... This past weekend we got a little off page and sent very long and serious texts about how we felt about each other and we agreed that it is a very special relationship and neither of us want the pressure involved with a serious relationship, but we love spending time together and neither of us want or are looking for anyone else..
Although nothing seems to be wrong with our relationship I have not had time to talk with her in person because of our busy schedules and me not wanting to add stress to her life. All of this is causing me anxiety and I feel she is pushing me away and I have no idea what to do to help cause I feel she is overloaded but I am not functioning very well because of my own anxiety... I am soon to see someone about my issues but I feel this may be beneficial for me (I can help her and help me). I do briefly see her after classes but it is nothing more than smiles and a potential kiss goodbye.
We have been spending lots of time together and have never had any problems. I am very aware that she does not want a full blown serious relationship for obvious reasons. She has had ptsd for over a year and has medication and does see someone for help. We do not live together but we do live very close. She is doing everything she can to cope with it and has a huge support system behind her. We are both very busy with school, however, she tends to be more busy than me (not replying to texts often to try and stay focused on what she is doing). After a very good valentine's week we were both relieved to have the stress of school and work off our shoulders for a bit but she again has a rough work load. She now rarely texts me and I send reassuring texts to her but do not receive any.
I am aware she may be overloaded and I am trying to step back and give her space but my anxiety has been going crazy for the past couple days. When I don't receive a text for a while I worry uncontrollably about our relationship and how she is doing. When I do get a text it is normally very short and brief but never as playful as before. All I ask of her is to be completely honest with me so I do not get hurt as I have been hurt before. I feel as though I am making this about me so I have not said anything to her about my anxiety issues that are affecting my health, school, and social life because it may make things worse for her (being hurt before has cause my anxiety).
I do not have a big support group and tend to have lots of time to myself which doesn't help the problem. Another thing about my anxiety is that I do not eat or sleep and tend to break over any stress load. It eases my mind a little when I see her or receive a text. Last thing... This past weekend we got a little off page and sent very long and serious texts about how we felt about each other and we agreed that it is a very special relationship and neither of us want the pressure involved with a serious relationship, but we love spending time together and neither of us want or are looking for anyone else..
Although nothing seems to be wrong with our relationship I have not had time to talk with her in person because of our busy schedules and me not wanting to add stress to her life. All of this is causing me anxiety and I feel she is pushing me away and I have no idea what to do to help cause I feel she is overloaded but I am not functioning very well because of my own anxiety... I am soon to see someone about my issues but I feel this may be beneficial for me (I can help her and help me). I do briefly see her after classes but it is nothing more than smiles and a potential kiss goodbye.
