Looking - PTSD

Beckers · 10-19-2009, 08:38 PM

Hi everyone. I am married to a Marine veteran with PTSD. We had a terrible incident in June and are currently in lots of therapy for his PTSD. While I absolutely love the support group I go to at the VA, there are no other SOs in the group. I'm looking for a group of people who understand what it's like to be in a committed relationship with a veteran with PTSD.

his little miss · 10-19-2009, 08:39 PM

I know it is not the same thing as being the one in the relationship dealing with it but I have family who has dealt with PTSD. Good luck and I hope things get better fast! *hugs*

louisa85 · 10-19-2009, 09:36 PM

janel · 10-19-2009, 09:40 PM

Hi my BF is having some issues with PTSD he has just came home from Iraq.

LittleRed · 10-19-2009, 09:44 PM

I'm in Tempe. My boyfriend is currently deployed to Afghanistan, but does have mild PTSD. There is a group for Marine spouses that meets on Thursdays at one of the grocery stores in Mesa, I think... I just got an email about it last week. If you'd like to PM your email, I'll forward the email on to you.

Traci08 · 10-20-2009, 05:24 PM

Welcome to the forums. I am married to a war veteran who has PTSD. It is a constant struggle and if you're in for the long haul, it will have its ups, downs, forwards, backwards, old rules, new rules, complicated rules and rules you just do not even know why they'd exist in this PTSD world your spouse lives in. It is an never-ending cycle and a constant battle with a huge obstacle within your path that slows down your progress, stops your progress and/or takes you back to point A. Once you start to see a glimmer of hope one day only to have that glimmer fade away once again.

Please feel free to talk with me. I know exactly what you're going through...

Beckers · 10-21-2009, 09:23 PM

Thank you all for your support. I am beginning to realize exactly how difficult it is. We've been together almost 5 years, married for 2. He was diagnosed with PTSD in June of 2006. He was self-medicating with alcohol until this past June. Now he's taking his therapy seriously and not drinking. It's extremely difficult, but I think we're beginning to figure all this out. Once we do, I'm sure everything will change though. That is the nature of the disorder it seems.

sorraia · 10-21-2009, 10:05 PM

I'm not in a relationship with a veteran who has PTSD, but my father did have PTSD. It was tough in many ways growing up because of it. In that respect I can offer sympathy and understanding!

Traci08 · 10-22-2009, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by sorraia

I'm not in a relationship with a veteran who has PTSD, but my father did have PTSD. It was tough in many ways growing up because of it. In that respect I can offer sympathy and understanding!

How did it effect you growing up with a father who had it?

*Mackenzie* · 10-22-2009, 07:05 PM

My husband still suffers from mild PTSD. Honestly no one else can tell but I can since I'm married to him. It mostly affects him when he drinks alot, which he doesn't do often.

10-19-2009, 08:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
Beckers Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 6 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 12% Longevity: 1%	Looking Hi everyone. I am married to a Marine veteran with PTSD. We had a terrible incident in June and are currently in lots of therapy for his PTSD. While I absolutely love the support group I go to at the VA, there are no other SOs in the group. I'm looking for a group of people who understand what it's like to be in a committed relationship with a veteran with PTSD.

10-19-2009, 08:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
his little miss loving him with all my heart Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: VA Posts: 1,437 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 18% Longevity: 21%	I know it is not the same thing as being the one in the relationship dealing with it but I have family who has dealt with PTSD. Good luck and I hope things get better fast! hugs __________________

10-19-2009, 09:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
louisa85 Instigator Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 7,153 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 44% Longevity: 14%	__________________ Keep on keeping on.

10-19-2009, 09:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
LittleRed Can't wait for finals! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Me: Tempe, AZ. Him: Afghanistan Posts: 3,922 Blog Entries: 1 Classifieds: (1) Activity: 88% Longevity: 16%	I'm in Tempe. My boyfriend is currently deployed to Afghanistan, but does have mild PTSD. There is a group for Marine spouses that meets on Thursdays at one of the grocery stores in Mesa, I think... I just got an email about it last week. If you'd like to PM your email, I'll forward the email on to you. __________________ Visit my Passion Parties website! Enter discount code "msosladies" at checkout to save 10%.

10-20-2009, 05:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
Traci08 Not all war wounds are visible. Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 589 Blog Entries: 1 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 6% Longevity: 21%	Welcome to the forums. I am married to a war veteran who has PTSD. It is a constant struggle and if you're in for the long haul, it will have its ups, downs, forwards, backwards, old rules, new rules, complicated rules and rules you just do not even know why they'd exist in this PTSD world your spouse lives in. It is an never-ending cycle and a constant battle with a huge obstacle within your path that slows down your progress, stops your progress and/or takes you back to point A. Once you start to see a glimmer of hope one day only to have that glimmer fade away once again. Please feel free to talk with me. I know exactly what you're going through... __________________ We were married under the waterfalls behind the Flamingo in Las Vegas, January 14, 2005.

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10-19-2009, 09:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
janel MilitarySOS Jewel Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: I am in Atlanta,Ga, My solider is in Iraq Posts: 207 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 59% Longevity: 3%	Hi my BF is having some issues with PTSD he has just came home from Iraq.

10-21-2009, 09:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
Beckers Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 6 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 12% Longevity: 1%	Thank you all for your support. I am beginning to realize exactly how difficult it is. We've been together almost 5 years, married for 2. He was diagnosed with PTSD in June of 2006. He was self-medicating with alcohol until this past June. Now he's taking his therapy seriously and not drinking. It's extremely difficult, but I think we're beginning to figure all this out. Once we do, I'm sure everything will change though. That is the nature of the disorder it seems.

10-21-2009, 10:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
sorraia I'm a duck! Quack, quack! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Me: CA, Him: deployed Posts: 690 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 77% Longevity: 2%	I'm not in a relationship with a veteran who has PTSD, but my father did have PTSD. It was tough in many ways growing up because of it. In that respect I can offer sympathy and understanding! __________________

10-22-2009, 07:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
Mackenzie Hoping for team pink! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Laughlin AFB, Del Rio, Texas. Posts: 2,497 Blog Entries: 1 Classifieds: (1) Activity: 63% Longevity: 30%	My husband still suffers from mild PTSD. Honestly no one else can tell but I can since I'm married to him. It mostly affects him when he drinks alot, which he doesn't do often. __________________ I my wifey Sandykay