I am two years divorced from my ex husband. He is diagnosed NPD w/ and our divorce was a nightmare. Talk about a BATTLE! We have teenagers so co-parenting with the constant manipulation of the children and the triangulation nightmares has been horrible.

My ex just remarried and moved down the street from me so my PTSD is off the charts right now and my teenage son is sleeping with a knife under his pillow. We have until May 2009 until my son graduates and I would like to keep him as stable as possible given what he's been through. BUT - I don't know if I can take this proximity and survive.

I have complex PTSD and my T says it is like having my rapist move in next door. So that is the explanation for my inability to sleep and my peaked anxiety.

How have others coped with divorcing an abusive ex-spouse? Any feedback or tips? I am completely no contact with him and have been able to maintain that pretty well. The struggle is that I no longer feel safe in my home, my neighborhood, my community and it's not getting better. It seems to be getting worse now that he has moved so close.

Juli