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| | Notices | Welcome to PTSD Forum. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a life threatening, debilitating disorder that can break down a sufferer’s body through anxiety and stress. Further it poses a significant suicide risk resulting from the brains neurological imbalance and chemical depression. Sufferers often live in denial, thus this community is aimed at helping PTSD sufferers help themselves through others experiences, guidance and education. We are here for the sufferer, spouse and families surrounding PTSD. Spouses and family are too often forgotten in this equation, and often they receive all the worst that PTSD has to offer. If you're involved in any way with PTSD, get registered and help yourself now. Non-active members will eventually be deleted. If you are not a sufferer, carer or someone within the mental health industry, and active, then there is little reason for you to be a member of this forum. Non-active members with zero posts are deleted periodically during the year. |  | | 
19-09-2006, 12:39 AM
|  | | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: adelaide
Posts: 625
| | Grrr just need to vent. Today started off rather good. Went into town with hubby & son for hubbys appt. Thought it would be nice to take little one to the museum for the first time so he could see some dinosaur bones while hubby was at the docs. Enjoying our time looking around then my phone rings. It's my old boss saying that due to the online test results (i didnt score well in the safety area) she can't take me back. I told her I was grateful for all of her help in trying to get me back & that I hope I didnt make her look like a fool in front of her boss for recommeneding me in the first place. I have no-one to blame but myself for not thinking like a suckhole employee & putting down answers that I felt were bs. Now I have to wait 12mths before I can reapply. Anyway as soon as I got off the phone,tears started streaming down my face. I felt like I let my boys down. Told hubby the news & he took it really well & said not to worry about it. I love him so much for that. So now I'm working on the theory that things happen for a reason & that maybe I'm not suppose to return to work just yet. I'm still pissed with myself but I'm going to wake up tomorrow & leave this crappy day where it belongs-in the past. Thanks for letting me vent. | 
19-09-2006, 02:37 AM
|  | | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Los Angeles, Ca
Posts: 152
| | Jods,
Things do happen for a reason, I am sure that something better is waiting for you somewhere else and by this happening you will now be able to do this thing that will be better for you . It just might take a bit for it to materialize. I am looking at all my problems in the same way. I feel that I might have needed a redirection in my life and my PTSD is "helping" me with that. I cant function to do certain things that are required of me at my current job, alot to do with concentration. I am taking it that I was on the wrong path and this is my opportunity to change my line of work to something that I am meant to do.. I am not sure what yet, but I still believe this. At the end of the day, as hard as things can be we still have our families, no matter if we have the perfect family or the most dysfunctional, we have them none the less. I hope you have a better day today. | 
19-09-2006, 11:59 PM
| | | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Qld Aus
Posts: 735
| | Hi Jods sorry that you missed out on the job that you wanted. Im sure something else will come up for you its good to see you have hubbys support there for you.
Jen | 
20-09-2006, 01:07 AM
|  | | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: adelaide
Posts: 625
| | Thanks DesertDweller & Jen for your support.
I woke this morning & thought screw them, it's their loss! I realised that maybe I need to be at home with my boys just for a little bit longer so I can support hubby during his trauma therapy.
You're right DesertDweller about giving myself a chance to embrace a new life path. Don't know what it will be as yet. When I know what it is,I know I'm going to shine. | 
05-10-2006, 01:38 AM
|  | | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: adelaide
Posts: 625
| | Hi All,
Hope everyone is well. I am the bearer of fantastic news. We made it through the PTSD anniversary without either one of us having a meltdown!
We decided to concentrate on our wedding anniversary (which was the next day) instead. We got rid of the 3yo & had a romantic evening in a beautiful hotel & went to the casino & stayed out until 4am. It was wonderful. (OK I was a little worse for wear the next day, hubby was fine). It was soooo nice to spend some time away & just enjoy each others company. Hubby is trashed now but he said it was well & truly worth it.
I can't tell you how proud I am of my amazing man for giving me the perfect gift of treating me like a queen for the day. I love you babe, thanks for an amazing weekend! | 
05-10-2006, 01:46 AM
|  | Administrative Editor PTSD | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 7,443
| | Congrats Jods... well done to you both, and glad you enjoyed your anniversary. | 
05-10-2006, 03:17 AM
|  | | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pennsylvania, USA
Posts: 75
| | Hey Jods,
Way to go! Glad to hear you had such a wonderful time. They are so special when they come around.
Congratulations on your anniversary! | 
05-10-2006, 09:21 AM
| | | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Qld Aus
Posts: 735
| | Hi Jods I am very happy for you that you had a nice anniversary its nice to be pampered by the one you love my hubby used to be the best at it he used to buy flowers all the time for me I know he really loves me actually I am all he has got in his little world he knows that.
Heres hoping he gets himself out of his depression in the near future. Life goes on!
Jen | 
05-10-2006, 10:06 PM
| | | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Qld Aus
Posts: 735
| | Bloody hell!! I got really busy at my little business this morning my husband had to go to a funeral I rang him 6 times to get him out of bed I asked him to give me a hand before he went to the funeral. When he eventually got out of bed it was to it was to late to come into work so he went to the funeral. After that he came in to work I didnt need a hand any more but I had a headache I said could he go and do a few things for me. He said he would have a nap out the back first as he said he didnt sleep the night before. He said half hour should do it. Yeh right you guessed it I got through the day with absolutely no help! I just can not rely on him to help me!
Jen | 
06-10-2006, 03:19 PM
|  | | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: adelaide
Posts: 625
| | Hi Jen
Sorry your hubby isn't sharing the load when you need him.
Had to laugh when you were saying about the flowers, I'm not really a getting flowers type of girl. Give me a block of chocolate & I'm happy! You bring me flowers my dear hubby & I want to know what you think you've done wrong!
When our son was born my parents were horrified that hubby hadn't given me any flowers as they had. I told my parents that all I wanted from him was an iced coffee! I know that seems strange but I'm a simple girl to please. | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes | Linear Mode |
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