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Originally Posted by She Cat  This is pointless. None of you can possibly understand. |
I think we will have to agree to disagree on that one.
Perhaps they won't understand what it feels like to have PTSD. But they can understand some very important and helpful things and coming here shows that they want to do just that. It seems that at first, people tend to think that one could use PTSD as an excuse but if they are patient and learn more about it they will realize that it is not. But it takes some time to learn this. I think that as sufferers who are making a real effort to get better, we also need to have patience in a relationship.
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Originally Posted by She Cat Maybe try thinking that the other person may actually be trying to protect you from themselves. Rage is a huge component of PTSD. |
I hear you on that one... that is a big thing for me. When I start getting stressed, I start becoming afraid that I will rage. More than once I've told my husband that "I feel like running away right now, I don't want to hurt you!" I know what I am capable of... at the same time, from what I've read here and from what he says to me, its clear that some of those who care for us don't want us to hide! So I struggle not to.
On the flip side, I think that as a sufferer, I might never truly understand what its like to be the one living with me and trying to help me through something they have never experienced. But I know it isn't easy either and I want to have as much patience as I can for that person too.