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Old 13-04-2008, 04:13 AM
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Those questions he asked in the e-mail strike a chord with me as a PTSD sufferer so I will share a bit of what I am feeling when I ask those kinds of questions (I know that for your husband it could be totally different). Sometimes I repeatedly ask my husband the same kinds of questions. I can tell you that what I want 99% of the time is plain and simple reassurance because I am feeling afraid (sometimes I feel an almost overwhelming fear that my PTSD will ruin our relationship) and inadequate. Sometimes I feel awful because I need so much reassurance but when he responds calmly, I feel better. For me, a lot of my problem sometimes is figuring out what's real and what is mixed up in my head because of PTSD and the reassurance helps me figure that out.

I don't want to be asking those same questions of him forever though (I don't think its fair to him and I want him to see that I trust his feelings for me) so I am really working on those feelings of inadequacy and fear. Its tough!

Like bec said, answer honestly and clearly. Maybe reassure him that you know this is hard but you want to be there for him. One thing I like to do is keep my husband's reassuring responses in a special place in my in-box so that if I start feeling afraid again I can pull it up and remind myself without having to ask him again.

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