(Note: Not referring to children who have PTSD).

From reading the new posts in the Carer's section of late it seems there is a pattern. Girl in love with boy, boy has PTSD so isolates himself and inadvertently shuts out girl. Girl takes it personally and feels rejected. It seems PTSD takes a lot out of people's lives.

The posts here talk about supporting the PTSD suffer but what happens when the Carer goes through a speed hump in life and needs emotional support from their partner? Yes, we can turn to friends but that only goes so far. My view is a relationship, as in boyfriend & girlfriend, husband & wife, would involve reciprocal support. How do you balance this?

What happens when the PTSD suffer is having a low point but so is the carer? Sounds to me, from what is written here lately, that some carer's support the suffer but sometimes have to rationalise getting no support back, even if they need it.

What a dilema?!