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Originally Posted by jods  Not sure if this is relavant to most of the spouses or not but in light of my newfound experience of PTSD I have learnt that I had to do one important thing. I had to grieve for the husband that I had. I know that he is not the same man he was prior to the incident that has caused his PTSD. |
Thanks for that Jods. Its well put. I never really think of it from that perspective simply because I met Anthony with PTSD, so I don't know any differently. Its really relevant for spouses whose partners have changed as a result of PTSD though. I imagine that it would be hard not to get wound up in what you don't have anymore, and lose sight of where you have to go. It really is a grieving process, letting the past go and allowing yourself the freedom of moving forward. Lets face it, if you love them there really isn't another option.