Hi Kim,

Welcome to the forum. My wife kerrie-ann will respond shortly, as her being my spouse, and I having PTSD. She is probably the most suited for you to chat with about some off our behavioural patterns.

We just moved from Townsville to Melbourne at Christmas time... as I am now discharged as an ex Petroleum Operator. The good thing about Townsville, is it has the best support for PTSD. You have Vietnam Veterans Counselling Service (VVCS) available to you at no cost, as a spouse of a veteran, located in Kirwin on Thuringowa Drive. If you look them up in the phone book, you will find them. They are the ones who deal with most of the PTSD matters in Townsville.

For you spouse, if he hasn't already, he has available at no cost to him, to do the PTSD course run by the Mater Hospital. If he is still serving, then the military pay, if he is discharged, then Vet Affairs will pay the bill for him to do it. If he has done it already, well... you need to get him to visit them again, or start rereading the content he has.

Townsville has an excellent support network, and so it should having one of the largest bases. I was diagnosed with my PTSD in Townsville, and did everything in Townsville, including the PTSD course, so I and my wife pretty much know the ins and outs of PTSD support in Townsville.

If you need to know doctors, shrinks or the best way in which to claim for PTSD related matters through Vet Affairs, please ask me, as I was one of the few who got it right and wasn't stuffed about in the political red tape.

My wife will respond soon enough, and may send you our phone number, where you can chat on a more personal note about dealing with us.