Hi
This is the first time I have written. My husband has PTSD and has had it for some time. We have had ups and downs like everyone else. He has gone through a lot of counciling and did quit drinking 6 years ago. I give him a lot of credit for that. He has been on medication and decided that he would like to go off. Aaahhhh!!! He did that about 5 years ago and did not tell me or anyone else including the doctor. It was a nightmare. Hyper and mean and would not listen to anyone. I did get him back on but of course he has never been himself since 1994. The meds made him too out of it but now he is too low and I see the hyper coming out again. All he does is treat me like everything is my fault and laughs when I try to talk to him. I get angry back because of frustration and then it just escalates. We have been going to counciling together and sometimes it helps and right now we haven't spoken for a week. He is so angry all the time. I at an all time low and don't know if I want to stay with him anymore. We seem to be losing friends and he just doesn't see it. He thinks everyone else is wrong or stupid.
Does this happen with most people that have PTSD? How can I get through to him? The councillor has been great but I was disappointed last time we saw her because I wanted her to see that he needed help with the medication. She thinks she can fix people without the medication and I know he needs it.
Thanks for listening.
This is the first time I have written. My husband has PTSD and has had it for some time. We have had ups and downs like everyone else. He has gone through a lot of counciling and did quit drinking 6 years ago. I give him a lot of credit for that. He has been on medication and decided that he would like to go off. Aaahhhh!!! He did that about 5 years ago and did not tell me or anyone else including the doctor. It was a nightmare. Hyper and mean and would not listen to anyone. I did get him back on but of course he has never been himself since 1994. The meds made him too out of it but now he is too low and I see the hyper coming out again. All he does is treat me like everything is my fault and laughs when I try to talk to him. I get angry back because of frustration and then it just escalates. We have been going to counciling together and sometimes it helps and right now we haven't spoken for a week. He is so angry all the time. I at an all time low and don't know if I want to stay with him anymore. We seem to be losing friends and he just doesn't see it. He thinks everyone else is wrong or stupid.
Does this happen with most people that have PTSD? How can I get through to him? The councillor has been great but I was disappointed last time we saw her because I wanted her to see that he needed help with the medication. She thinks she can fix people without the medication and I know he needs it.
Thanks for listening.