How PTSD affects our intimate relationships
The trauma and pain of your past doesn’t last for a moment. It can damage your happiness for a lifetime…and your relationships too.
by: E.B. Johnson
When we confront trauma and considerable hardship in this life, it leaves a stain that never quite washes away. It’s a bit like a shadow that follows us forever, popping up and startling us when we least expect it; when we think we’ve moved on. Dealing with trauma can (and often does) result in a condition called Post-Traumatic Stress disorder, a condition which can ruin your life and your ability to build stable, functional relationships.
If you’ve become the victim of PTSD, you have to find a way to deal with your pain and move forward in confidence if you want to build partnerships that last. Likewise, if you’ve found yourself struggling to support someone with a harrowing past of pain and emotional exploitation — you have to dig deep, educate yourself, and find a way to arm yourself in understanding and compassion if you want your partnership to thrive.
The monster under the bed.
For many of us, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (or PTSD) is the monster that lives under our bed and lurks on the edge of our…
