How to have a healthy relationship with someone who has a PTSD?
I really want it to work, I adore her so much.. BUT I find it so difficult to not to feel overwhelmed. Any tips or pointers?
46-50, F
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GlassDog · 46-50, M
It is incredibly difficult at times. I got together with my longest-standing partner just weeks before her father committed suicide. I went through everything with her and was with her for five years after it happened. Even though I understand everything she went through, I still find it difficult to have a normal relationship with her. Everything I say or think is thought and rethought and I'm constantly on eggshells. For her, of course, it's much, much worse.
Depending on how bad the PTSD is and whether she is able to talk about triggers without triggering, I'd try and understand as much as you possibly can about what to avoid, but also be aware that this horrible disorder can sometimes mean you can't in any way have the relationship you want, just a semblance of it.
Depending on how bad the PTSD is and whether she is able to talk about triggers without triggering, I'd try and understand as much as you possibly can about what to avoid, but also be aware that this horrible disorder can sometimes mean you can't in any way have the relationship you want, just a semblance of it.
Tinkerxbell · 46-50, F
@GlassDog Thanks very much for sharing your experience - I truly appreciate it. Glad she is able to talk about her triggers without much triggering to me. However, she also has agoraphobia.😞