Hello Leala. Welcome to the forum, lovely to have you. How old are your children? I assume your husband is home with them whilst you are working? Leala, if you are truly concerned about him hurting them, I would not ignore that concern. Take whatever steps necessary to protect your precious children. Absolutely he may not mean to hurt them, however that will be little consolation to you in the event that he does hurt them one day. I am glad though he is getting help for his PTSD, that is most important.

Leala, PTSD is a permanent condition. Your husband will not be the man he was before his trauma. With treatment and much hard work on his part, he can learn to manage his PTSD, however it will take a while. From what I have been told and have observed in others, at the very least a couple of years to the management stage, and that is contigent upon the sufferer working very dilligently upon themselves. Additionally, every person is different, some may take longer depending on the severity of the trauma, how much they remember, the stress they are under and so on. There really is no set timeline. If you wish to remain married you are in it for the long haul so to speak. This is very important to realize.

I suggest Leala that you learn as much about PTSD as you possibly can. You have certainly come to the right place for that. This forum contains much valuable information to those who will avail themselves of it. Try reading in the Information sections, also the forum in general, and feel free to ask questions of both the sufferers and the carers. Do take care and I look forward to chatting with you more.