lol, PTSD means "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder", Scarlette, and I myself have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and I still don't understand what made you attack Sarah. Sarah is right to refer to it as a disorder, because that is precisely what it is, Scarlette, or it wouldn't have the word "disorder" in it to begin with.

I want to understand what offended you about her post, so please don't attack me with the assumption that because I don't understand what you meant automatically means that I am some kind of outsider with "no clue".

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Scarlette Crinson,
Why are you so upset?! You seem very angry. There is no need to be so aggressive towards Sarah or Kells. We all the the right to our opinion here and i must agree... PTSD is a disorder...isnt it?? If its not then i have been doing my research in the wrong place...Nobody is callling anybody names. Sarahs hubby is being a brat right now she feels, and like Sarah said, she knows him best and knows what will help him. You misunderstood her post.

I am sorry for what you have been through...i got the chills when i read what has happened to you, but we are here to support each other...there is not need to argue about what PTSD means to each individual. A lot people on this forum have it, it affects them in different ways and in the same ways as others too...the main reason we are here whether we have it or not is support.

Scarlette, did you notice you were in the spouse support forum, not PTSD? Most don't have a clue what it is like and should not be expected to, how can they? This is where spouses of us PTSDers go to vent and support each other, and normally I only pipe in here when they are asking for advice from our point of view, other than that it is the spouses going through things that we cannot possibly get as we are not in their shoes. I really never had intention to responding to this thread though I have read it, and I can get her husband's point of view, but she did not ask for insight on that part so I kept my mouth shut as this is not my space. We should really try to respect their space as we pretty much have free reign of the rest of the board, this is their special spot for them, which is helpful being able to view it, it gives people like me insight to how my spouse feels. Also, I am pretty sure jumping on people won't be allowed, we can all be civil when disagreeing or making a point. Andrea and I do not agree a lot but I try my damnedest to support her still and her spouse. This disorder is what got us all here somehow in the first place.

Veiled,
I usually do agree with alot of what you say! :) I look forward to reading your posts...always :) I learn alot from you just like i learn from other people here...
I know i may not always make alot of sense...but i am still learning and i look forward to understanding more :)
I hope my hubby and i have a good time in Texas too!! and a big Thank You for the support! hehe eventhough i come across as a pain :) I really dont mean to be...I am just a bit hardheaded... Have a good day!

You are not a pain, you were a big person to stop and see the good your hubby was doing and working on that. We are all in this together! And sorry, I thought I annoyed the shit out of you LOL. There goes another one of those typical traits... mindreading, I need to work on it.

Well thanks for the info.When I got on this site this morning it seemed like a lot of negativity about being married to some one that has PTSD. I am married
to a nam vet that gets me a whole of hell lot so it's hard to imagine others not seeing there spouses the way mine sees me

Hi Scarlette,
From what i was told, you can post anywhere (expect the private spoouse grup) I did the same thing when i first joined and i posted my opinion in the "PTSD Chat" section and i thought i had made a booboo LoL so i emailed Anthony asking him to remove my post, but he did not and told me that anyone can post in the open forums :) What you saw this morning was maybe a spouse venting?! but we are not here to bash our spouses with PTSD, we are here because we care :) Hope you are getting the hang of it :)

Wow, I've just stumbled upon this and reckon everyone just needs to chill. I don't think I will say anymore.

Scarlette, I even agree you stepped over the line, because PTSD is a disorder, it is an anxiety disorder, but more to the point, you attacked a person who didn't warrant it. People dispute whether its actually a mental illness or not, but I am not a doctor to argue that, nor do I care about such insignificant shit.

As Andrea stated above, she did contact me about this and I did confirm exactly what she wrote. I have just modified the descriptions of both the chat ptsd and chat spouse forums to reflect a more accurate description now. Originally, those two forums where for each group, where now we have the hidden private areas for each group. Each area is primarily for each group still, though all are welcome to comment if a topic is relevant.

As veiled stated, reading both is generally beneficial, because everyone gets to see both sides of the fence, and neither should be attacking either on this forum.