Hi Evening,
Well, you have to tell them just like you are telling us here. Hey, I know how hard it is. It does take time to figure PTSD out. You should thank your lucky stars that you are doing that now without having to do that with your own husband and family unit.

And I am glad you are thinking about being an adult as PTSD makes that hard sometimes, that means you are serious about getting a handle on it and moving forward in your life. And you can do it with time.

For me, Im older and I do struggle and wish I had the opportunity at your age to address it.

I don't think family members ever truely understand to be honest with you. I have tried to talk about it but they just don't understand how it really takes time and what it really means. Sometimes they look at it as if it is a cold that hangs on for a bit but eventually goes away with good food and rest. Well, if only that were true.

The feeling of embarrassment is part of PTSD. I wish that there was a special on it that I could have family watch that would help them to understand what happens to the victim of it.

One of the problems is that each person is a little different depending on what trauma they addressed and what age they were and so on.

Thanks Gilead for your post where you posted information on it. I read it last night but to be honest with you it did not explain me and my issues.
Therefore I was again left to wonder about why I am different in many ways. However I did see some possibilites or even explanations for the poor ability that I had paying attention in school and was often exhausted at school. I am still very troubled about how I seemed to be so far ahead in some ways.

Dont feel bad or embarrassed Evening. Just keep focusing on therapy and not on how others don't seem to understand it. Hey do we really understand it? No, we need guidance and an individual process to overcome it one step at a time. That is all you really need to think about.
Whenever you feel embarrassed just remember it is normal to PTSD and you are working on it for YOU and YOUR MENTAL HEALTH. And no, others are not going to really understand. But we do, here at PC, so your not alone.

Open Eyes