Your point of view is very true Vicky.... you are more than a PTSD label. Each of us has unique and beautiful characteristics. Well said.

Upstream, I would like to say to you that Anthony told me about his PTSD fairly soon after I started dating him. At the time I did not think much of it nor did I rush out to find out what it really entailed as he seemed 'pretty normal'. It was not until there was a lot of stress in our relationship that PTSD reared its head and I got a taste of what it was all about....not much fun .

Knowing what I know now, would I go back and change things if I could, well, I fell in love and that makes it different. If I wasn't with Anthony and knew what I now know about PTSD would I make a different decision at the start....I don't know other than knowing I would want to know a lot more about what stage of PTSD the sufferer was at eg...full blown untreated, treated, mild etc.