You Know You Are A Ptsd Supporter When:

[SeekingSerenity]

When you accept that life will never be the same again. That this evil monster has moved in for keeps, and you accept that you will enjoy the good days as much as you can, and you will live with the bad ones as best as you can.

 

[amethist]

When you are ill, they suffer more.

 

[Tinyflame]

I think that's worry (about you).

 

[Tinyflame]

Maybe SS you (both) can adapt or adjust to a new and even better/ closer relationship than you had before (because of the ptsd, and dealing with it). Most people couldn't or wouldn't be able to open up that much. (Nor could anyone else understand or support them.)

 

[Jen93]

For my wife supporter. . .
. . .when making a chore chart for the kids, you add a column for hubby. (6 more gold stars and I get a slushie)

That's hilarious! I remember those things. Oh I miss chore charts... Mostly mine was just for "being good." yeah, we didn't have chores. We're spoiled!

 

[HEART BROKEN]

When you make the conscious decision to stay and wake up every morning with this person you love, not knowing how the day will unfold....will it be great?, will it be grand?, will it be lonely? will it be sad?

Then doing it all over again and again.

 

[Pale Warrior]

When knowing that you can walk out any time you like is what helps keep you there.

 

[ProudWife99]

When the lyrics for a song about breaking up ring true, even when you're still together.

"I know my heart will never be the same, but I'm telling myself I'll be okay. Even on my weakest days, I get a little bit stronger."

 

[Nicolette]

When you feel like an upturned bowl of jelly on a plate... when they want to play with you, you wobble after they touch you, when they isolate you sit there all alone without a movement and when they are having an episode the bad energy is enough to just send trembles through you. You're stuck on the plate and you move/don't move in relation to what they do/not do to you. All alone on that plate.........so soft and easily damaged but no one sees that.

 

[SeekingSerenity]

That, Nicolette, sums it up perfectly. Your analogy brings tears to my eyes. :cry:

I am a bowl of jelly...

 

[wife of]

The idea of sone simpl multi tasking sounds bliss.

 

[SeekingSerenity]

...you don't really want to enjoy the highs that much anymore, because you know that you'll just hurt again when the rollercoaster dips again.