Just A Little Vent

[Ejul]

I am completely supportive of all friends, family and partners of all sufferers. I'm a supporter myself.

I know we are generally all in the same boat but at different stages. However it does become tiresome to hear some supporters complaining of being 'shut out' for a matter of a 2-3 days or even a few hours! This I would call 'breathing space'. Jheeze!

Try being shut out a good month without warning before thinking of your own insecurities. Some of us are sadly used to going weeks, months even years before contact is re-established.

A little perspective, a couple days really isn't that long, think yourself lucky and buckle your seatbelt!

 

[Mimimi]

I bet the first time your sufferer didn't communicate with you for a few days, you were upset and confused too. Especially if they were Chatty Cathy before.

We all are.

 

[Orafe]

I dated a guy before this one (not sure if he had PTSD, but was very distrustful from his experience with his ex-wife) who would go a couple to a few days of a "shut out." It was very, very painful and I didn't understand it at all.

Now i look at that experience as practice for what I am going through now! ;):wtf:

Five weeks is not unheard of and currently now it has been two months.

And, even though I have been through this a few times, the first few days are very hard to handle. It gets a little easier as the time goes by. ONLY a little easier.

I guess I see both sides here, but I wouldn't want to discourage anyone from posting if they're feeling pain and confusion.