bjohnson25
New Here
Hi all,
My partner has recently self admitted to a trauma/rehabilitation facility and is completing a 3 week intensive program. I’m posting as he only received an official diagnosis of PTSD about 2 months ago now, and without going into too much detail he received repeated sexual, physical and emotional abuse from a family member for years as a child. I’m really struggling as the more I read and educate myself on PTSD, the more I realise the ways in which it is affecting my relationship with him. He is easily set off and often has outbursts of anger towards me, not that they have ever been physical but he becomes quite verbally abusive towards me, and the things he has said to me during these episodes has left me shattered.
Whilst he is inpatient I’m trying to do as much research on how I can best support my partner whilst he receives help for his PTSD. I often feel like our arguments are frequent, and I react with anger as I get heated in the moment of being verbally attacked. After all we have been through it has recently left me feeling quite defeated, confused, sad, overwhelmed and like I have failed him as a partner. Does anyone have any general advice for how to best support a partner with PTSD? Really trying as I feel like our relationship is slowly deteriorating due to these episodes :(
My partner has recently self admitted to a trauma/rehabilitation facility and is completing a 3 week intensive program. I’m posting as he only received an official diagnosis of PTSD about 2 months ago now, and without going into too much detail he received repeated sexual, physical and emotional abuse from a family member for years as a child. I’m really struggling as the more I read and educate myself on PTSD, the more I realise the ways in which it is affecting my relationship with him. He is easily set off and often has outbursts of anger towards me, not that they have ever been physical but he becomes quite verbally abusive towards me, and the things he has said to me during these episodes has left me shattered.
Whilst he is inpatient I’m trying to do as much research on how I can best support my partner whilst he receives help for his PTSD. I often feel like our arguments are frequent, and I react with anger as I get heated in the moment of being verbally attacked. After all we have been through it has recently left me feeling quite defeated, confused, sad, overwhelmed and like I have failed him as a partner. Does anyone have any general advice for how to best support a partner with PTSD? Really trying as I feel like our relationship is slowly deteriorating due to these episodes :(