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Old Feb 15, 2009, 01:23 PM
Maxsam Maxsam is offline
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Originally Posted by trouble4crowe View Post
Hello:
My fiance has served 6 tours in Iraq and one in each: Afghanistan, Haiti, West Africa, Liberia, and Kosovo. He suffers from extreme, combat-related PTSD. I really need someone to talk to about this. Our relationship is suffering, and I find myself trying to "fix" him; i.e.: control him.

I feel like I am losing control of myself in the process.

Maybe a support group for family members would help you to understand what he is going through so you can get a better understanding of the process of recovery. It is difficult to watch someone you love suffer and there is nothing you can do to take the pain away. There is no fixing the disorder, only recovery and learning to live with it. It does get better if he is getting help.