Anthony used to do his own version of 'going to ground' but that usually involved lots of alcohol. I am glad he doesn't do that anymore. Alcohol and PTSD should never be mixed, its a really bad combination. We havent' really tried the 'bedroll' technique although we have slept at seperate ends of the house on plenty of occasions but we seem to have got past that. I don't like going to bed angry, not because I don't want to remain angry if I feel it is justified.........but it ruins my sleep!!

Its a good thing when you can learn alternative techniques of dealing with the usual crap situations. Like you said, the one thing you should have been doing was the opposite of what you were doing. I used to be like that when Anthony and I fought a lot, I used to follow him continuing the argument in the hope that I would get some resolution. Of course all I got was more grief for my trouble. These days I just walk away, simply technique, really effective, took me bloody ages to learn. I like hearing about other peoples strategies for dealing with their partners, it helps keep the humour alive. Thanks for sharing.