Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Woman suffering from PTSD feels her husband has no empathy

IF A WIFE WITH PTSD FEELS HER HUSBAND HAS NO EMPATHY BECAUSE HE DOESN'T DEMONSTRATE ANY, EVEN IN TIMES OF ILLNESS OR GRIEF, HOW DO YOU DETERMINE IF IT IS THE FAULT OF THE PTSD? Gina answered " I suffered from PTSD for about a month before understanding that there was something very wrong with me that wasn't going to go away on its own. This period of time was pure hell on earth. I experienced paranoia on full red alert level. I couldn't have any kind of conversation with anyone without accusing them of dark motivations. I could barely leave my home. It was pure mental hell. The only saving grace in this situation was that I had a tiny healthy voice in my head that questioned my delusional thinking. This tiny voice led me to therapy. I certainly didn't instantaneously heal after my first session but just the fact that my therapist understood what I was feeling provided much needed relief. PTSD is lonely. It felt as nobody could understand me. I felt as if everyone were out to get me. Its been eleven months now, and I'm feeling so much better(EMDR was a life saver). I look back on that time and it scares me that my thinking was so out of control. I tried so hard to control it, and I couldn't without help. I suppose my point is, try not to trust your thoughts and judgements at this time. Our brains are spiraling out of control. Your husband might possibly have low empathy, but you're not going to know this for sure until you've healed up. He could very well just not understand what you're going through and not know how to help. Only a therapist who understands PTSD can offer any salvation. PTSD is too much for people who haven't gone through it. We scare them. Question from Quora

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