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That's one thing that makes my situation a little bit easier...I haven't gotten to the "love" stage with him. I like him a lot....but I don't love him. We've only known each other for 7 months...and several of those months we were just texting only after we initially met in person. I didn't live with him or anything like that. @tlc - that's a long time for no contact. I'm sorry but it sounds like you're in a good place over it too. Hopefully sending a note will help you two.

After I wrote what I did this morning I was thinking about ghosting versus the PTSD shut out. If PTSD weren't in the picture and someone abruptly stopped talking with me and my texts wouldn't go through which would lead me to think I got phone blocked, this would be a no brainer. It would be game over in my mind. But...because there is PTSD in play, I give him wayyyyyy more chances than I normally would.

Then I wonder if I am actually getting ghosted. I have never been blocked by anyone's phone or on FB before in my life. So this whole block thing is new to me. I don't know. I try not to attempt to mind read what possibly could be going on in his head.
 
I've never been blocked before either @ArtsyYogi, and this is the 3rd time blocking for me! And several shut outs. Ugh!

I give a lot of leeway as well due to PTSD. Coming here has taught me a lot. And the first shut out, I thought it was ghosting but a lot didn't make sense about that scenario so I had to do some sleuthing. That's how I found this forum.

I have my own fair share of doubts and insecurities each time, but slowly I have come to see it's not me. It's not even that he doesn't like or even love me in his own way. And even though I say this now, if he comes back and shuts me out again, I could very well feel those insecurities all over again. Or I could feel them tomorrow!

It's my choice what I want to do and to put up with. Today I am hopeful he is feeling better and will eventually be able to reach out to me. Or I will send him a note. ;)
 
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