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Relationship Time To Give Up?

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Nessi78

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Hello at all!

First please be patient with my English - it's not my mother tongue
Since almost a half year I am in a "relationship" with a man with ptds. He comes from Syria and was tortured in prison. We both did not know that he has ptds when we get to know each other. The relation startet good except the physical issue. He had problems with kissing because - so he sad - this leads to sex and then automatically the relation would break. A long time I did not understand what he mean.... we celebrated with his friends silvester and he startet to get a little bit more physical- he hold me, kissed me and so on. But after every little step forward he pushed me back. There i realised that he had problems and we often talked about his time in the prison. We finally had 2 times sex but in the morning he pushed me again and I made the mistake and sad he should go out of my house.
This almost ruined everything. But it went on again. We behave as if we are a couple but without sex or kissing. We almost see each other every day, i know his friends, he wants to go on holiday with me and so on..We drove to his brother and slept together in the bed: the next day he sad he liked it. But a few hours later he run away again.
Before 2 weeks we have been in the disko and he startet to kiss me and it was very passionate but 3 days later he told me he did not like it. And now he always say he wants me as his sister because then he will never lose me... and now no bodycontact at all again. Yesterday I told him it can not go on like this - this push and pull hurts me and I said directly that I think that he has feelings for me. He denied this and told me that I am only his sister and wanted to stop the contact completely!
He is very open to me and i now that at the moment i am the one he trust most. He is so afraid of losing me and because of the torture he don't like it if somebody touch him. I love him and a part in me believe that he also has feelings for me but because of his fear he has to push me always away. But it's so painful and I don't want to lose myself...
How should I behave or is it better to give him time to recover? I went with him to a psychiater and he gets some medicaments now.
Thanks for your support
Nessi78
 
Hello at all!

First please be patient with my English - it's not my mother tongue
Since almost a half y...
Give him time as he has ptsd which I have and I'm the same one minute I want Hubbie to touch me the next I can't stand him near me I think what your boyfriend is experiencing is fear to be loved as evertime you get close it brings it all back flashbacks with medication and counselling which I think will be a major step for him will help if ya need to chat you can messeage me
 
PTSD can come with many symptoms including emotional numbing and a variety of issues with relationships and intimacy. If he just started treatment, I would give him some time.
 
It's a very difficult road being a supporter or someone in a relationship with a person who has PTSD. Be kind to yourself, take care and maybe be friends first and see how he goes with medication and continues to handle himself. Easy to say, difficult to do, I know! Good luck.
 
Hello!

Thanks for your advices!
We had the last three days long conversations and I realised we can only be friends. It hurts very much but he says clearly he don't want a relationship and - what hurts more - since we had sex he can not trust me. He said I know he's weaking point (he means that he is not ready for sex) and he always has the feeling i would force him. All tough the sex isn't an issue since month...
He denies that he ever liked any type of physical contact between us all tough he often initiate it.

He even stopped university after ONE day with a lot of excuses. With university it was the same: I want to go - I don't want - I want and so on.


He still say I am the one he trust most and he don't want to lose me but I can't stand this pain any longer. We will try to be friends but I told him that I am afraid, that if I am going on with my life now and he maybe will realise that there are feelings from his side, he will not forgive me. Especially when I am having sex with another man. His reaction was so weird because he said it's no problem I can go having sex - he also will have sex! I understand that he told me to have sex (he often did) but he, who had such a big problem with sex want to have one now? Does he want to hurt me? Maybe I should not try to understand him...

I will try to really let my hopes die and go on with my life. He is a special man but unfortunately it did not work. I don't know it's because the ptds or he just don't have any feelings for me....

Thanks at all
 
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