Spouse Introduction - Veil's Hubby - Page 2

Nam · #11 01-10-2006, 07:59 AM

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How did Veil get you to sit down and read?

I want to know to! I would love my hub to sit down here to read some posts, because I know he and some of the spouses would have much to talk about. But in his mind, it's done and over with. If we hit a rough patch, then I guess he might, but otherwise, it's just me on here.

johnny_longtorso · #12 01-10-2006, 06:08 PM

Well, it wasn't that hard. She is on the computer most of the time. Since she was diagnosed with anxiety disorder and ptsd, she has been researching the heck out of them online. When she finds something she wants to talk about, we kick it around a bit. I knew she had found a board about ptsd (this one) and spent a lot of time on it. From my own experiences with a 12-step program in the distant past, I know that it can be a tremendous help to share your story, and hear the stories of others with similar problems.
Last weekend while she was typing away on the computer, she started to tell me about some of the other people on the board, and about how much she was learing from and enjoying the board. She asked me to start reading it, and the experieces others posted about were very close to what we were dealing with. That's pretty much how it happened.

veiled · #13 02-10-2006, 05:34 AM

I told him I learned a lot, not say enjoy, not really a word I use. He took forever to post back because he is right, I am a computer hog. I don't share well with others :) I told him that some of the spouses are having a real hard time getting it and in some scenarios I think may be adding to the problem. I said please read this and dumped the computer in his lap with the page open is more like it. I said I really think you could help with how others cope as you seem to do so well with me most of the time. Do this for me... And he listens well (some sarcasim there). They diagnosed PD and PTSD along with depression and a laundry list of other crap to go with it. Basically it all boils down to PTSD as with out it I would not have all the other crap.