Thread: Partner with PTSD.. how to comfort/help?
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Old May 24, 2018, 06:50 AM
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LISTEN. Let the person talk when they want to. Listening does not mean talking, it means listening. An occasional question to get to understand something is fine, but let the person direct it, let them be the subject, not you.

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