EveHarrington
MyPTSD Pro
I think the bigger issue is that she isn’t in treatment. That is.....this is how things could be for the rest of her life. Do you want to live this way for the rest of your life?
In addition, moving to Canada isn’t going to make anything better. Not for you, not for her.
Maybe start a poll asking how many of us have moved, and if it helped anything.
MANY of us have moved. The VAST majority of us who have moved will say that it helped for a little while, but the ptsd eventually caught up. Wherever you go, there you are, along with the ptsd. Actually, I’d be shocked if anyone could say they outran their ptsd. I’m guessing that she’d be in yet another foreign country, but you are from the USA? How does that help you help her when you have to suddenly navigate a whole new country?
I’m guessing you’re in the states? Maybe search about ptsd resources in the USA VS Canada. From what I gather, the resources here are much better in terms of trauma therapists, treatment centers, and access to these healing modalities.
In summation, you’re trying to jump through hoops in order to save her. You can’t take away her triggers. Is it fair that you are doing all this work to accommodate her while she does nothing? Getting Prozac from an obgyn is not seeking help. Psych meds IMHO need to be prescribed by a psychiatrist. A doc who works with babies and lady parts does not know anything about mental health or psychiatry.....and even less about ptsd/trauma (beyond having to be gentle with sexually abused patients).
As for the dog? Using the dog as a pillow is abusive. The human head is about the same weight as that entire dog. Would you like having a foreign object the same size as you dropped on you? I bet you’d be snapping, too. She needs to stop abusing the dog!
In addition, moving to Canada isn’t going to make anything better. Not for you, not for her.
Maybe start a poll asking how many of us have moved, and if it helped anything.
MANY of us have moved. The VAST majority of us who have moved will say that it helped for a little while, but the ptsd eventually caught up. Wherever you go, there you are, along with the ptsd. Actually, I’d be shocked if anyone could say they outran their ptsd. I’m guessing that she’d be in yet another foreign country, but you are from the USA? How does that help you help her when you have to suddenly navigate a whole new country?
I’m guessing you’re in the states? Maybe search about ptsd resources in the USA VS Canada. From what I gather, the resources here are much better in terms of trauma therapists, treatment centers, and access to these healing modalities.
In summation, you’re trying to jump through hoops in order to save her. You can’t take away her triggers. Is it fair that you are doing all this work to accommodate her while she does nothing? Getting Prozac from an obgyn is not seeking help. Psych meds IMHO need to be prescribed by a psychiatrist. A doc who works with babies and lady parts does not know anything about mental health or psychiatry.....and even less about ptsd/trauma (beyond having to be gentle with sexually abused patients).
As for the dog? Using the dog as a pillow is abusive. The human head is about the same weight as that entire dog. Would you like having a foreign object the same size as you dropped on you? I bet you’d be snapping, too. She needs to stop abusing the dog!