vcc and wild critter,
It's passing strange how so much of this is so wide spread. I'm just a Missouri boy who has had to learn a lot more about this disorder than I would have ever imagined. When my sweety had her first crash, and was hospitalinzed I thought, just how are you going to deal with this ? To me knowledge is power, and if I was going to be part of her healing I had better get to studying! I still get bamboozled by the effects sometimes, but we must be doing something right, because her crashes are less severe and she bounces back quicker. When a new stressor comes, that is when she has the hardest time. This woman is no weakling, though. She never ceases to amaze me with her inner strength. She, as many of the sufferers on this forum do, have no idea of the true strength they posess! The old saying" if it don't kill you it will make you stronger" has alot of truth when it comes to PTSD.
As for this thread, sometimes I get alitlle down when I get too tired, and when she is having a hard time. I kinda hit bottom myself with Mom passing.
It's very comforting to know that I can come here and be understood. Out in the world, no one wants to hear about bad things...They might have to get emotionaly involved. I know that to heal one needs to talk. That interplay is esential to healing. Thankyou all for listening.

Wayne