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@scout86 - He has had professional help from time to time. When I first met him I really encouraged him to get back into therapy and try EMDR treatment (as I had heard it is very effective for PTSD). This led to an argument where he said that he felt like I was trying to 'fix' him and that I wasn't happy with him the way he is. (Which was not how I felt at all, but how he interpreted it.)
He feels that the 'quacks' have helped him all they can. I respect his decision about that. He has been dealing with his PTSD for decades now. He knows how he is doing inside. He makes contact with his 'quacks' when he feels the need to.
I would love to see him sleep better, feel better about himself and be less irritable, but I accept that he will always have dark days. And I will be there for him in those days as well. I often think of the words to a Missy Higgins song called NIghtminds:
This world you're in now
It doesn't have to be alone
I'll get there somehow cos I know I know I know
When even springtime feels cold
But I will learn to breathe this ugliness you see
so we can both be there and we can both share the dark
He feels that the 'quacks' have helped him all they can. I respect his decision about that. He has been dealing with his PTSD for decades now. He knows how he is doing inside. He makes contact with his 'quacks' when he feels the need to.
I would love to see him sleep better, feel better about himself and be less irritable, but I accept that he will always have dark days. And I will be there for him in those days as well. I often think of the words to a Missy Higgins song called NIghtminds:
This world you're in now
It doesn't have to be alone
I'll get there somehow cos I know I know I know
When even springtime feels cold
But I will learn to breathe this ugliness you see
so we can both be there and we can both share the dark
