I'm a newbie. My partner of 6 months just diagnosed with PTSD. I thought it was just simple depression or she was maybe bi polar. Then the therapist said PTSD and reading all that it entails is terrifying. I'm completely lost. Worried. Scared. Hurt. Wondering if it's all worth it? I'm sure alot of carer's feel that way. How do you cope with it?
She lost her father to suicide when she was 7, was raped at 15, lost her older brother to suicide also when she was 23 (she found him dead from a gunshot wound to the head after work one day), her older sister attempted suicide at the beginning of this year and it turned her world upside down. All the trauma from each incident came right back to her.
I commend her for being such a strong person even though it brings her to the pits of hell sometimes. I stick by her side and tell her I'm here. I annoy her because I try to fix it. I'm just rambling at this point. I'm sorry. It's all just confusing.
I posted more detail in the supporters area.
She lost her father to suicide when she was 7, was raped at 15, lost her older brother to suicide also when she was 23 (she found him dead from a gunshot wound to the head after work one day), her older sister attempted suicide at the beginning of this year and it turned her world upside down. All the trauma from each incident came right back to her.
I commend her for being such a strong person even though it brings her to the pits of hell sometimes. I stick by her side and tell her I'm here. I annoy her because I try to fix it. I'm just rambling at this point. I'm sorry. It's all just confusing.
I posted more detail in the supporters area.
